June 27, 2006 -- Georgia's Foreign Ministry has protested Russian involvement in the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia.
In an official note released on June 26, Georgia accused the Kremlin of directly assisting the local authorities.
The statement accused Russian officials from a neighboring province of meeting with breakaway leaders without Georgia's prior approval, calling such moves "a severe violation of the fundamental principles of international rights and norms."
(AP)