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Exchange of Prisoners of War between Georgia and Russia Begins in Iqoeti

Georgia Materials 19 August 2008 11:41 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia, Tbilisi, 19 August / Trend , corr N. Kirtskhalia/ At the moment Georgia and Russia are exchanging prisoners of war at a small town of Iqoeti near the city of Gori. A total of five Russian soldiers will be exchanged for fifteen Georgian soldiers, Kakha Lomaia, secretary of the Security Council of Georgia said to media.

The Russian prisoners of war also include two pilots whose aircraft were crashed while bombing Gori. Both of them were provided with medical aid and their health is in a normal state. The first lady of Georgia Sandra Ruvols visited war of prisoners in the prison hospital on 18 August.

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