He added that a dialogue must be led with Russia about the situation in the Caucasus and that the Georgian army's steps in South Ossetia should be investigated. "The Georgian military attack on South Ossetia was very impetuous.
The matter should be investigated," Paroubek told reporters. The junior government Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) leadership today also adopted a stance on the situation in Georgia, saying the Russian troops should immediately leave Georgian territory. Paroubek said the situation in the Caucasus is very complicated from the ethnic point Czech cabinet to discuss situation in Georgia next week ...
UN report says Russia shot down Georgian spy plane ... of view, and this is why no positions on the conflict between Russia and Georgia should be taken hastily. Only unbiassed information from an independent commission can create a basis for solving the situation, he noted. It would be a mistake to expel Russia from international organisation over its military operations, Paroubek added. "We are concerned about the fact that some politicians emerge in Russia and the United States who would like to return the way of the world back to the Cold War era," Paroubek said. He, on the contrary, pushed for a persistent dialogue with Russia. The Czech government should take it into consideration how its recent recognition of Kosovo's independence has influenced the development in the Caucasus, Paroubek added, recalling that the Social Democrats warned against the recognition. The KDU-CSL has also expressed its opinion about the conflict in Georgia. "To simplify it, we are aware of that it is impossible that a foreign state enters the territory of another state if not invited and by military force. We have put it clearly that the troops without an international peacekeeping mandate must immediately leave the Georgian territory," KDU-CSL deputy group head Pavel Severa told reporters. The party's document also demands that humanitarian disaster be prevented. The KDU-CSL ministers will submit the opinions in the resolution to the government, Severa said. The NATO countries' foreign ministers today discussed the situation in Georgia at their meeting ion Brussels. They called on Russia to withdraw its units from Georgian territory. Despite the promises of the Russian government, Russian troops have allegedly not yet started withdrawing from Georgia.
(Ceske Noviny)
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