He is on the territory of South Ossetia; you should ask those who make decisions there.
The issue of the release of the Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was detained in South Ossetia, should be decided in the framework of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in the Transcaucasia, but not at the Prague meetings. This was announced on Thursday by a member of the Federation Council, Grigory Karasin, to reporters before a meeting with the special representative of the Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Abashidze in Prague.
“There are mechanisms, created 10 years ago in Geneva. Similar tragedies are discussed at the Geneva yalks. We must concentrate on these mechanisms, use the hotline. There must be contact between representatives of Tbilisi, Tskhinval and Sukhum through the mediation of the co-chairs, otherwise we will be each time at a dead end, "Karasin said, TASS reports.
The representative of the Russian Federation has also noted that Moscow is interested in preventing the suffering of people, but deliberate crossing the border is a violation. "We want people not to suffer. I know that he (Gaprindashvili) is a doctor. My parents were doctors too, so I understand the question very well, but deliberate crossing the border is a violation of the established order," he added.
Russian senator Grigory Karasin has expressed the hope that the Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, detained by South Ossetian border guards for violating the border, will be released the other day. "I think Gaprindashvili will be home in the coming days, we hope so. However, since he is on the territory of South Ossetia, you should ask those who make decisions there. I hope that such a decision will be made, and Gaprindashvili will return soon to his family. For this we use all contacts. Let's wait, "Karasin said following the meeting.
The Georgian doctor was detained by South Ossetian border guards on November 9 for illegally crossing the border.
Earlier, the State Security Committee of South Ossetia hasreported that the detained Gaprindashvili participated in the events of August 2008 as a military physician.
