TBILISI, March 12. /TASS/. Georgia will continue to pursue a pragmatic policy towards Russia following the appointment of Georgi Kadzhai as the prime minister’s special envoy for relations with Moscow, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said.

"As for our goals, they remain the same. You know the situation in relations [with Russia]. Given the situation, we certainly would like to maintain our pragmatic policy aimed at preserving peace in our country. We have certain missions pertaining to economic relations. This is what the instructions that Kadzhai might have received are about," the prime minister told reporters.

Kobakhidze announced on Monday that he had appointed Kadzhai, who used to head the Georgian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy in Moscow, to be his new special envoy for relations with Russia. Zurab Abashidze, who had been serving in that position since 2012, is now an advisor to the prime minister.