Old and New
This morning I went to the airport to meet my sons, who are in Georgia for the summer. Two of the girls are already here, and came to be in the audience when I was on Imedi TV's Night Show last week. It was good to be able to talk light-heartedly about our life in Georgia. At work, the issue are often serious, but we enjoy living in Georgia very much.
We are having an archaeological summer. After visiting Vani in June, we went to the Byzantine site at Nokalakevi in Samegrelo, and then to the prehistoric site at Dmanisi, where the bones of the first Europeans have been found. Archaeologists have a knack of finding the most interesting sites in beautiful places - and these are no exception. There are great opportunities for Georgia to offer visitors a unique combination of history, natural beauty and hospitality. But there's a real need to get the infrastructure right, with good quality places to stay.
It's been sad over the last few weeks saying goodbye to UNOMIG and the OSCE - particularly to the British members of the Missions. They did a good job. Without them, we have to work even harder to find ways to resolve the conflicts peacefully.
Foreign Secretary David Milliband has blogged about the approaching anniversary of last year's war with Russia . Last week's incidents on the Administrative Boundary Line with South Ossetia are a reminder of the value of the EU Monitoring Mission, and the importance of all sides taking part in good faith in the Incident Prevention Mechanism agreed in Geneva to deal with problems on the ground.
Posted at 00:01 04 August 2009
by Denis Keefe
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