TBILISI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that it had no information as regards the detention of 20 Georgian citizens on charges of espionage for Russia.Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told a routine briefing that her ministry had no information on the issue and that the case is being looked into by the Georgian Interior Ministry."Georgian foreign ministry has no information on the issue
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