[02:18.68]Diplomatic relations between the two states have been non-existent ever since.
[02:22.74]Bidzina Ivanishvili who was elected Georgia president last weekend said that he was ready to draw up a roadmap toward reconciliation with Russia.
[02:31.05]“We want to stabilize our relationship with Russia to decrease the tension that we have since 2008 and even before.
[02:40.10]We want to enhance our bilateral relationship with them but furthermore we want to stabilize Georgia’s Europe-Atlantic environment.”
[02:49.20]However analysts say his plan to sign a trade agreement with the European Union next month is unlikely to help relations.
[02:58.54]World News from the BBC
[03:00.22]The Pakistani government has said that civilians made up only 3% of the total number of people killed in US drone strikes in the country since 2008.
[03:09.58]The figure provided by the defense ministry is much lower than estimates by independent organizations.
[03:15.49]According to the officials, in over 300 drone strikes more than 2,000 militants were killed but only 67 civilians.
[03:23.14]A court in London where two former editors of a British tabloid newspaper are facing charges related to phone hacking
[03:30.50]has been told that three journalists on the News of the World have pleaded guilty to similar charges.
[03:35.07]Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson deny charges of conspiring to access voice mail messages illegally.