International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a report titled “Georgia-Russia: Learn to Live like Neighbors” dedicated to the third anniversary of the August war.

One of ICG recommendations is that Moscow and Tbilisi should engage in direct talks without preconditions.

“Political discourse and media in Russia and Georgia are preoccupied with the bitter relationship. It is time for the two protagonists to talk to each other more over a negotiating table, whether directly or with the aid of a third-party, rather than trade allegations about each other in the press or parliament,” the report says.

“Meanwhile, to improve security in and around Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the international community should continue to press Moscow to withdraw to positions held before the 2008 conflict, facilitate the return home of displaced persons and allow the EUMM full access to South Ossetia and Abkhazia; and encourage the parties to exchange information on their security forces and their movements in areas near the ABLs,” the ICG experts say.