German Chancellor Angela Merkel has used a press conference with Russian President Dimitry Medvedev to criticise Moscow over its handling of the conflict in the Georgian break-away region of South Ossetia.
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Global Media Forum continues ... their talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Merkel said some of Russia's actions in Georgia had been excessive and that the presence of Russian soldiers in the country was not a good idea. She called for Russian troops to be withdrawn from Georgia proper and for a six-point peace plan to be implemented without delay. The chancellor added that Georgia's territorial integrity must be the point of departure for any long-term plan on bringing peace to the region. Medvedev said that it was highly unlikely that South Ossetia or another break-away region, Abkhazia, would ever be integrated back into Georgia again.
(Deutsche Welle)
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