Russia Puts Pressure On Georgia In UN
October 04, 2006
Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin (file photo) (epa)
The UN has had observers in Georgia since 1993 monitoring a cease-fire between Georgia and Abkhazia.
The mission's mandate expires on October 15.
The move comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Tbilisi, triggered when Georgia arrested four Russian officers last week and accused them of spying.
Georgia released the four
on October 3, but Russia has severed all travel links with Georgia in retaliation.
(AFP, AP)