In the near future it is not expected any warming in relations between Russia and Georgia, said a senior researcher at the Center for Caucasus and regional security of the Moscow State Institute of International relations (MGIMO) Vladimir Mukhanaw at a political science conference in Tskhinval.
"So I would not talk about the price of this warming for South Ossetia," - he said.
According to the expert, both sides have not expressed any signs of rapprochement so far.
"One could observe only some feeble attempts for normalization. There were not taken real steps in this direction, and no one is expecting it, "- said the expert.
He has stressed that the official positions of Russia and Georgia differ so much that any warming is not real in the near future.
"There is not any convergence of positions on the issues related to the renewal of diplomatic relations", - added Mukhanaw.
