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Letter from Tbilisi
07/08/2009 By Pierre Schori
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One year on from the war between Georgia and Russia, FRIDE's Director General Pierre Schori analyses the country's political situation and the repercussions of the visits of the Swedish minister for foreign affairs, Carl Bildt, and the US vice president, Joe Biden.
Schori also recounts his impressions on visiting the country at the end of July this year and of the talks he held with important political leaders. From his perspective, two clouds in particular are hanging over Georgia: Russia and the world financial crisis.
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Keywords
Civil society Conflict Democratic control EU European Union Georgia Russia Sweden United StatesRelated publications
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Bio author: Pierre Schori
A Swedish diplomat with vast experience in foreign affairs, development cooperation and peacekeeping operations, Schori served from 2005 until the beginning of 2007 as Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of Mission in Côte d'Ivoire. He was Minister for International Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy, and Deputy Foreign Minister between 1994 and 1999. In 2000, Schori was appointed Swedish Ambassador to the United Nations, a position he held until 2004. He is the Director General de FRIDE.
