MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin met co-chairs on Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia, Designated European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Herbert Salber and United Nations Representative in Georgia Antti Turunen.
"Russian side has drawn the attention of the co-chairs to the destructive influence of NATO drills held in Georgia on the safety in the region," the ministry's statement said.
The members of the meeting discussed the preparation for the next round of Geneva discussion, scheduled for December 13-14.
The November 10-20 NATO-Georgia Exercise at the Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) near Tbilisi involved more than 250 troops from 13 NATO member states and two partner countries.
