NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Georgia's Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili attend a joint news conference before a session of the North Atlantic Council in Tbilisi, Georgia June 26, 2013. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia must ensure presidential elections in October satisfy democratic standards, NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday told Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili who is locked in a bitter political dispute with the outgoing president.
Since Ivanishvili took office last year, dozens of former officials linked to President Mikheil Saakashvili have been arrested, triggering warnings from the West that Tbilisi should avoid selective justice or persecution of political opponents.
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