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EU ministers head to Georgia

04.09.12 @ 08:49

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Swedish foreign minister Bildt and his Polish counterpart Sikorski will on Tuesday visit Georgia to show EU support ahead of elections next month. The EU foreign service and EU Council chief Van Rompuy in statements out Monday warned that EU relations will depend on holding a free and fair vote.

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