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Aug. 15th, 2008

Russian Forces "changed their mind"

August 14, 2008
Agence France Presse


Russian forces have "changed their mind" about leaving the flashpoint Georgian town of Gori and are not withdrawing, a Georgian interior ministry spokesman told AFP Thursday."All night they said they would leave and now they have changed their mind. Georgian forces have stopped (going to Gori) to avoid clashes with the Russians," Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told AFP.

Rice to ask Georgia to sign peace deal

By David Alexander, BREGANCON, France (Reuters) -   U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will ask Georgia's president on Friday to sign a French-negotiated ceasefire that contains some apparent concessions to Moscow but would lead to the withdrawal of Russian forces, officials said.

 

President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia, Urges Russia to Cease Military Operations

The source obtained from:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080813.html

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I've just met with my national security team to discuss the crisis in Georgia. I've spoken with President Saakashvili of Georgia, and President Sarkozy of France this morning. The United States strongly supports France's efforts, as President of the European Union, to broker an agreement that will end this conflict. The United States of America stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia. We insist that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected.

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