TBILISI -- The European Union's monitoring mission in Georgia (EUMM) is intensifying its patrols in Georgia proper bordering the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
EUMM head Hansjoerg Haber told RFE/RL that the patrol reinforcement is related to the upcoming publication of a report by an international commission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini on the origins, course, and results of the five-day Russian-Georgian war in 2008.
According to EUobserver.com, Haber told journalists in Brussels that the additional patrols are purely a preventative measure.
Georgian opposition members say that the report -- which is due sometime next week -- may worsen the situation in the conflict zone if it finds that Georgian authorities started the war and could lead to new demonstrations against Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
EUMM head Hansjoerg Haber told RFE/RL that the patrol reinforcement is related to the upcoming publication of a report by an international commission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini on the origins, course, and results of the five-day Russian-Georgian war in 2008.
According to EUobserver.com, Haber told journalists in Brussels that the additional patrols are purely a preventative measure.
Georgian opposition members say that the report -- which is due sometime next week -- may worsen the situation in the conflict zone if it finds that Georgian authorities started the war and could lead to new demonstrations against Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.