He noted that Georgia and Russia do not have "direct contact on political issues."
According to him, "the Abashidze-Karasin format" implies consideration of trade, economic and cultural relations.
“I think that in order to try to organize such a direct contact, one needs to think well, prepare well, it must be focused on real results,” Garibashvili said.
In November 2020, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Russian Senator Grigory Karasin held a videoconference meeting with the special representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Abashidze with the participation of representatives of the Foreign Ministry and the ministries of transport of the two states.