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| Georgia Blocks Russian Inspection of Its Military Facilities | |
| 2009-01-23 | |
| Georgia has rejected a Russian request to inspect Georgian military facilities under the 1999 Vienna agreement on confidence and security-building measures in Europe. In announcing its decision, Georgia's Foreign Ministry cited provisions of the Vienna agreement permitting a country to reject such inspections if it feels they could harm its security. The ministry also cited the sweep by Russian troops into Georgia last year as well as what it called Russia's gross violations of cease-fire accords and continued occupation of Georgian territory. The Georgian ministry said its refusal to allow inspections of Georgian military facilities is aimed only at Russia, not at other members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In Moscow, Russia's Foreign Ministry called the Georgian decision proof that the country has something to hide about the deployment of its military units. Meanwhile, Georgia announced plans to resume natural gas supplies to South Ossetia cut off as a result of damage done to pipelines during the conflict.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Where did you get that number B.S.6110? I have a hard time finding any popularity poll numbers for 2009. I believe he fired his cabinet, they did not abandon him. I don't think we have really seen why the cabinet was reshuffled, besides the obvious. Saakashvili still enjoys popular support, but Georgia's inability to act, backed by European impotence, against Russian violations of the ceasefire agreement are putting a tremendous stress on the population. It is curious he has announced there will be no third term after Obama's innauguration. I also find it curious that the BBC led on the internet with a story about a dispute over a Georgian TV show 2 days ago, but I have seen nothing from the BBC on the policeman killed by a sniper 3 days ago. |
| Posted by: jefe101 2009-01-23 21:17 |
| #3 Last I heard the Georgian president had been abandoned by his entire wartime Cabinet, and had less than 15% popular support. There is more support for accomodation with Russia. |
| Posted by: Bob Spise6110 2009-01-23 14:51 |
| #2 They can't help themselves, newc, acting like drunks. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-01-23 02:08 |
| #1 Russia, leave Georgia alone now for F*** Sakes. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-01-23 01:04 |