After meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday, the presidents of France and Russia have announced the results of their discussions on the crisis in Georgia.
While Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared that Moscow's troops will be withdrawn from South Ossetia, he added that international negotiations will first be needed to assure peace in the Caucasus. In his role as European Union president, Nicolas Sarkozy presented an initiative calling for an immediate truce, respect for Georgia's territorial integrity and a return to the pre-conflict status quo. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili claims that Russian attacks on his country are continuing, a charge the Kremlin calls a provocation. Speaking in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer confirmed that Georgia remains on track Russia calls NATO meeting over Georgian crisis ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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