26 May 2014 13:07

Saakashvili's mediation in Russian-Ukrainian relations is not needed - Lavrov

MOSCOW. May 26 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he believes that Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of Georgia, should not be made a mediator in the process of improvement of relations between Russia and Ukraine

Lavrov said some Ukrainian politicians have suggested discussing the inclusion of Saakashvili in the team of the new president of Ukraine.

"I think he should definitely not be made a mediator in the relations between our countries," he told a press conference on Monday.