Moscow Sees No Georgia Effort On Relations

The Russian ambassador to Georgia said Tbilisi has failed to respond to Russia's latest steps to improve strained bilateral relations.

Vyacheslav Kovalenko was speaking to reporters after presenting his credentials to President Mikheil Saakashvili today.

He also said that recent Georgian reports about uranium smuggling by a Russian national were based on "distorted information."

Kovalenko returned to Tbilisi last week, four months after he was recalled by Moscow amid a spying row.

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