[aaus-list] [Fwd: Europe and Eurasia: Situation in Georgia]

[Max Pyziur]

Also, check out Nathalie Gorman's interview with Michael McFaul
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/13/caucasus/

and the food fight between Dimitri Simes and Richard Holbrooke in reaction
to comments by Vitaly Churkin, Russia's U.N. ambassador.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/july-dec08/georgiadeal_08-12.html

fyi,

MP
pyz at brama.com


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Subject: Europe and Eurasia: Situation in Georgia
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Date:    Wed, August 13, 2008 6:57 am
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Europe and Eurasia: Situation in Georgia [
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/08/108166.htm ]
"Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:41:01 -0500"

Situation in Georgia
*Secretary Condoleezza Rice
*Stakeout at the White House
Washington, DC
August 12, 2008

View Video [
http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=947f5ae7e70a28676cf02dc7879cf9f9770b6ebb
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1:21 P.M. EDT

SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I have just finished a meeting with the
President at which I was able to brief him on the ongoing diplomatic
efforts to resolve the crisis in Georgia.

I was earlier on the phone this morning with the Foreign Ministers of the
G7, and on that phone call, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France
briefed us on the ongoing discussions between the French and the Russians,
as well as the French and the Georgians. I believe that they believe that
they have made some progress, and we welcome that, and we certainly
welcome the EU mediation.

It is very important now that all parties cease fire. The Georgians have
agreed to a cease-fire. The Russians need to stop their military
operations, as they have apparently said that they will, but those
military operations really do now need to stop, because calm needs to be
restored. There then will be international efforts to facilitate the
withdrawal of forces from the zone of conflict. We can then look to the
issue of how to resolve the longstanding frozen conflicts of South Ossetia
and Abkhazia.

I want to make very clear that the United States stands for the
territorial integrity of Georgia, for the sovereignty of Georgia, that we
support its democratically elected government and its people. We are
reviewing our options for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to
Georgia. But the most important thing right now is that these military
operations need to stop.

We will continue to work diplomatically on this matter and will continue
our discussions with all the parties involved.

Thank you very, very much.

Released on August 12, 2008



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