Swiss Embassy to represent Russia in Georgia

permalink e-mail story to a friend print version

Published 03 October, 2008, 22:10

Russia's Foreign Ministry has announced that the Swiss Embassy in Georgia will represent Russia's interests in the country.

Yahoo StumbleUpon Google Live Technorati

del.icio.us Digg Reddit Mixx Propeller

This is after diplomatic ties were cut between the two countries a month ago. Last week Russia's diplomats in Georgia and their families returned to Moscow from Tbilisi.

Officials in Bern say they are prepared to act as an intermediary if Tbilisi gives its consent.

0/5 (0 votes)

rate this story

discuss it

08:10 Death toll from flu outbreak in Ukraine rises to 144

07:53 Four people missing after rock slide in Urals cave

07:00 Europe-bound gas supplies unaffected by Moldova pipeline blast

05:56 Obama hopes to sign healthcare reform bill by yearend

04:59 U.S. House of Representatives passes healthcare reform bill

04:22 Memorial to Air France plane crash victims goes up in Rio

03:37 Japan to stop aid to Russia's South Kuril Islands

03:37 Russia's row with Japan over Kuril islands

RT asks

Has the world taken the chance for change since the fall of the Berlin Wall?

vote view answers without voting

Video blog of Russian President Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has started his own video blog on the official Kremlin website. It’s the latest phase of his drive to make maximum use of modern technology across Russia, which includes the...

Ukrainian coalition half-revived Bloc of Yulia Timoshenko has signed a statement of reviving the democratic coalition with the pro-presidential party Our Ukraine. Two thirds of Our Ukraine are ready to revive the coalition in Ukraine’s Parliament...

Will U.S.-Russia relations see new beginning? With the U.S. presidential election just over a month away, many are waiting to see if a new face in the White House will bring any changes to Washington's policy towards Moscow. Foreign policy advisors of the...

Panic engulfs global markets Investors have seen billions of dollars wiped from the value of holdings around the world on Monday. Russian stock markets took their most brutal one-day beating in a decade. Indices plunged by 19 per cent, forcing...

Major quake in Kyrgyzstan claims 72 At least 72 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a devastating earthquake in Kyrgyzstan, which also destroyed 120 houses. Emergency services are now working at the site. Seismologists say there could...

Russia-Belarus joint anti-missile possible Russia and Belarus may strike a deal on creating a joint anti-missile shield very soon. A source in the Russian government has said the timeframe of the deal mainly depends on the Belarusian side.

Tbilisi provoking military response – Russia The Russian Foreign Ministry says attacks on peacekeepers in the Georgian buffer zones show Tblisi does not want a quiet transition from the Russians to the Europeans.

Take fight for world democracy away from our border – Latvian Minister Two Latvian ministers have had a heated public argument over Georgia, Russia, principles and pragmatism.

Sell! Sell! Sell! RTS and Micex slump as global markets reel A wave of selling has again engulfed the world’s equities’ markets on Monday. Russian markets have continued to tumble despite predictions they would rise off the back of emergency measures taken in Washington and...

Runaway oil tycoon found in Britain After a search of more than a year, has finally tracked down a Russian businessman has finally been tracked down in Britain. The Interior Ministry has filed a request to extradite the former owner of the oil company...

We can't defeat Taliban – British General The outgoing commander of the British contingent in Afghanistan says a military victory over the Taleban was ‘neither feasible nor supportable’.

Monday's Russian Press Review Russian newspapers this Monday urge the U.S. President to improve his image in his last 100 days in power; suggest that Georgia’s arms procurement before the conflict in South Ossetia made some people richer at the...

Former Deputy Finance Minister to face final charges Russian prosecutors have filed final charges against former Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak. The charges were filed on Friday. Along with the embezzlement charges, Storchak has been accused of abuse of office,...

Investigators: opposition website owner’s death accidental The owner of an Ingush opposition website who died after being shot in the head while in police custody died due to negligent handling of firearms, say investigators. But Magomet Yevloyev’s relatives insist his death...

RT Expert View: it takes two to tango This week RT invites experts to discuss what steps the Kremlin can take to soften the tension with the West – the United States in particular.

U.S. election a big turn-off for many Americans With U.S.election day – November 4 – rapidly approaching and election fever sweeping the country, there are still some Americans who seem to be less than enthusiastic.

Killing in the name of love? A Russian man from a town in the Urals is facing ten years in prison for a ‘mercy killing’. Oleg Mayorshin says he strangled his partner, Svetlana Fandeyeva, with a lace to release her from the severe pain she was...

Holy City braces itself for rush of property demands After years of negotiation the Israeli government has agreed to return property in central Jerusalem, previously owned by the Romanov family, to Russia. The property in question, a 19th-century inn situated in Jerusalem...

Ukrainian President threatens to dissolve parliament The political heat in Ukraine is rising, with Monday being the last day the country's political forces have in order to reach a deal on a new governing coalition. President Viktor Yushchenko has said he's ready to...

Politkovskaya looked her murderer in the face Investigators in charge of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case say she saw her assassin before her death. Ekho Moskvy radio station says police have revealed the hitman rehearsed the crime several times.

Russia’s Holy Land property returned After years of negotiation a 19th-century inn situated in Jerusalem and built for Russian pilgrims is being returned to Russian ownership.

Russian soldiers leave Georgia Russian peacekeepers are dismantling more of their checkpoints on the Georgian side of the security zone on the Georgian-South Ossetian border. Moscow has promised to complete the withdrawal by the October 10 as part of...

Abramovich and Sharapova on list of sport elite Russia's Roman Abramovich and Maria Sharapova feature in a list of the most influential people in sport.

Europe's giants united in face of global recession The leaders of Europe's four biggest economic powers – Britain, France, Germany and Italy – have come to a consensus on how to deal with the global financial meltdown. They have agreed to work...

India-U.S. nuclear deal approved… but not signed U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has voiced approval for a new nuclear deal with India during a visit to the country. It will reverse a three-decade ban on the U.S. conducting nuclear trade with India....

Chinese milk products banned in Russia Russia's Health Ministry has imposed a ban on all Chinese products containing traces of milk, until tests can prove that they do not contain the chemical melamine.

Hundreds gather to remember Parliament siege victims Around 1500 people gathered in central Moscow on Saturday to remember those who died during a confrontation between the Russian President Boris Yeltsin and the Parliament in October 1993.

Tension mounts after South Ossetia blast The situation in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinval, remains tense following Friday’s deadly car bomb attack. Following a night on which the sound of gunfire could be heard, the capital’s inhabitants, alarmed at the...

Ukraine mine blast claims six Six miners have been killed in a methane blast in Ukraine’s Lugansk region. There were 119 workers on the shift at the time. The remaining 113 have been evacuated.

Pirates die mysteriously on captured Iranian ship Somali authorities say they believe an Iranian ship being held by pirates could be carrying illegal chemical weapons. Since its capture a number of pirates have apparently died due to a mysterious illness. Local...

Swiss Embassy to represent Russia in Georgia

RT asks

Nostalgia still there as Germany celebrates Berlin Wall’s fall

Shevardnadze, Genscher: how we were breaking the Wall

Big Apple: point-blank about gun laws

Ukraine in panic over swine flu

The Last Emperor prolongs his reign in style

Size doesn’t matter: Haye beats Russian Giant to claim WBA title

Spartak blunder in Samara ruins their title hopes

Georgian opposition marks anniversary of dispersed protests

“Russia and UK share objective interest in cooperation”

“The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was unexpected”

Business ties hold awkward relationship in place

English language service creates a business for those with drive

Scandinavian Nord Stream approvals bring construction closer

Pencils vs Disney

Putin moves into movie industry

Russian triumph at Sotheby's

The Last Emperor prolongs his reign in style

Size doesn’t matter: Haye beats Russian Giant to claim WBA title

Spartak blunder in Samara ruins their title hopes

Soyuz launchers gain a foothold at main European space port

Newborns cry in native tongue

No unfair advantage in sprint blades – study