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| Georgia is "deeply concerned" by the Russian military exercises |
| 2013-03-31 |
| Official Tbilisi expresses "deep concern" "suddenly" started Russian military exercise in the Black Sea, near Georgia. As Georgian Foreign Ministry told Trend, "these exercises are unusual, unplanned and goes beyond the usual military exercises." The Georgian side is concerned with the fact that its borders are conducted large-scale exercises with the activation of 7000 military and 30 warships, with the exact date not reported completion of the exercise, its goals and objectives. "These exercises will not match the Vienna Convention of 2011 -" On the strengthening of trust and security, "as well as the scale of the exercises do not meet the proportionality of the threats. These actions are contrary to the principle of promoting stability in Europe," the statement said. It pointed out that Georgia is concerned of "provocative" and "unexpected" Russia's actions and the risk of potential use of Russian military forces in the occupation zones located in Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia). |
| Posted by:Steve White |