On 22 August 2008 a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Georgia Vittorio Sandalli.
The meeting was attended by Ms. Nino Baratashvili, Counsellor of the First European Division of the European Affairs Department.
The sides discussed the issues of aggression and ethnic cleansing conducted by the Russian side in Georgia.
The Italian Ambassador once again confirmed the support and solidarity of his country towards Georgia.