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Russia hinders international organizations in Georgia: minister

Georgia Materials 28 December 2008 14:15 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 28 / Trend , N.Kirtskhalia / The Russian Federation does everything in order to "kill" all international organizations and their mandates in the conflicting zones in Georgia,  Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said to journalists on Dec. 28.

Russia blocked in OSCE the prolongation of the mandate of this organization in South Ossetia, and official Tbilisi assumes that the same lot can understand the mandate of United Nations in Abkhazia. Meanwhile Moscow requires to take into account "new reality" after recognition of separatists Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia and discovery of there separate mission of OSCE and United Nations.

"Thus they want to get rid of the excess witnesses, who wonderfully on the spot see that the occupiers with the local Georgians create and what provocations are taking place", Vashadze said. He emphasised that on this background Russia "frees" from the Georgian population of territory and "attempts to create new centers of tension".
"European Union observers are the security guaranty of our population and we will be compulsory to think about strengthening of this component", the Georgian foreign minister said.

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