Русская версияGeorgia and South Ossetia have agreed to a ceasefire pending a
Russian-brokered meeting on Friday.
Earlier Georgian President
Mikheil Saakashvili ordered his troops to cease hostilities which
threatened to erupt into a full-scale war. In a televised address
the Georgian president suggested that Russian should guarantee
South Ossetia's autonomy, but it would still remain part of
Georgia. Tensions have soared in recent days in South Ossetia,
which broke away from Georgian control during a war in the early
1990s. Russia, which backs the rebels, has sent its special envoy
to the Georgian capital Tbilisi for talks.
(Deutsche Welle)
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