Russia Urges Georgia to Withdraw Troops from Kodor Gorge

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.08.2006 15:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Sending troops to Kodor gorge by Georgia was a direct
violation of the Moscow agreement on cease-fire and separation of
forces of May 14, 1994. Under the coverage of "a police operation"
a large-scale military action is launched next to the Russian
borders. Tbilisi intends to preserve its military presence in Kodor
gorge, says a statement of the Russian MFA.

The document emphasizes that Russia agrees with Abkhazia’s opinion
that Georgian authorities’ actions in Kodor gorge and their plans
for the future can spur up a dangerous scenario for the developments.

"Russia calls to withdraw Georgian troops from Kodor gorge and
continue talks, which would form conditions for advancing on the way
of peaceful political settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict,"
the statement says.