Statements of the Georgian leadership of the Russian involvement in the smuggling of uranium in the Caucasus are groundless and are a provocation. , Said Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko.

According to the BBC , Nesterenko said that official Tbilisi has not provided any evidence of Russian involvement or any other state to intercepted a consignment of nuclear material. ”

“This suggests that in this case probably is not the real facts, but about bad its normal provocation. There is – another attempt to stir up anti-Russian political scandal,” – says Statement A. Nesterenko.

Russian diplomat described as “baseless” statement of the President of Georgia on South Ossetia and Abkhazia as a “paradise for nuclear smugglers”.

Earlier, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has accused Russia of maintaining instability in the Caucasus, which threatens the security of the world. In particular, Saakashvili said that the situation in the Caucasus enjoy factions trying to use the territory of Georgia and breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the illegal trade of highly enriched uranium , which can be used to produce nuclear warheads.