Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Georgia

Russia Defends Peacekeeping Mission In South Ossetia

(RFE/RL)

3 February 2006 – Russia's peacekeeping mission in Georgia's separatist South Ossetia province is the only guarantee against the outbreak of new war in the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

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February 03, 2006

The statement was issued after Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with South Ossetia's leader, Eduard Kokoity, in Moscow on 3 February.

The Foreign Ministry also denounced what it called "provocative acts" by Georgia.

The latest incident between Georgian police and Russian peacekeepers happened on 31 January when a fist-fight broke out between Georgia police and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia.

Georgia accuses Russia of siding with the separatist government of South Ossetia.

(AP/ITAR-TASS)

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