Русская версияGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Moscow over its
handling of the conflict in South Ossetia.
Following a meeting with
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev in the Black Sea resort of
Sochi, Merkel said some of Russia's actions in Georgia had been
excessive. She also called for Russian troops to be withdrawn from
Georgia proper. That's one of the provisions of a ceasefire agreed
by both sides. The chancellor added that maintaining Georgia's
territorial integrity must be the starting point for any long-term
peace plan. Medvedev said that it was highly unlikely that South
Ossetia or another break-away region, Abkhazia, would ever be
integrated back into Georgia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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