Grigory Karasin"s move from the Russian Foreign Ministry to the Federation Council has raised the question will the dialogue channel with Georgia, for which previously served the Abashidze - Karasin format, be maintained.
According to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Moscow hopes that this channel of negotiations will be maintained, though its format is unknown.
Now, while this issue is in the process of making a decision, I hope that this channel of dialogue will remain in some form", - said Rudenko, but did not specify whether he would replace Karasin in that format.