Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is a persona non grata in Russia, said RF President Dmitry Medvedev at the joint press conference with his Abkhazian counterpart Sergei Bagapsh on Feb. 17, Vesti reports.

According to Medvedev, sooner or later Russia and Georgia will restore normal full-fledged relations and bitter conflict of 2008 will not damage friendly relations between our nations.

At that, Russian president emphasized that will not deal with incumbent Georgian president.

He recalled that incumbent Georgian president is fully responsible for the conflict that claimed lives, who is a “persona non grata” for Russia. “Based on constitutional procedures Georgian people should decide on their own who can rule their country, who is capable of bringing Georgia to prosperity and normal friendly relations with neighboring countries – with Russian Federation and Republic of Abkhazia,” Medvedev concluded.

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