August 13, 2004
Georgia and Separatist S.Ossetia Agree Cease-Fire
I know I may be the only blogger out here who cares about this. What can I say?
Ya za Rossii. If you are one of the three readers who have been following this, go to the extended entry for some good news. Hopefully, this is not the calm that preceeds the storm.
Reuters:
Georgia and its separatist province of South Ossetia agreed a cease-fire Friday, Deputy Security Minister Gigi Ugulava said, hoping to reverse the violent escalation of their dispute over the region's status.
The breakaway region's leader Eduard Kokoity signed the cease-fire in South Ossetia's capital Tskhinvali late Friday, Ugulava said, after two days of fighting culminated in Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania's convoy coming under fire.
"At this very moment Minister of State Georgy Khaindrava is taking the document from Tskhinvali to Tbilisi to present it for signature by Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania," Ugulava told Reuters. "I think this document will be signed by Georgia."
The cease-fire was brokered at an all-day meeting between representatives from Georgia, South Ossetia, Russia and the Russian region of North Ossetia, and observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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Good news. You don't hear much about this situation, or the rest of the Caucasus for that matter.
Posted by: mal at August 13, 2004 06:31 PM (eKX+H)
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You are fulfilling one of the great tasks of the blogosphere, keeping people updated on things that they don't hear much about in the "major media" or "mainstream news organizations." Bravo.
Posted by: The Maximum Leader at August 13, 2004 09:18 PM (WGsVg)
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Rusty,
I devote some time to Russia area items too. Glad to see I am not the only one.
I do a monthly Russia briefing at WindsofChange.net, if you are intersted. Would love to hear from you on some of the issues covered.
Posted by: Joel (No Pundit Intended) at August 14, 2004 09:50 AM (YbRgb)
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I hope this works. There is too much stuff over there to let things get so out of control that any of these little countries made after the Fall of the Soviet Union, could end up nuking the entire world. Checknya (sp?) has been a thorn in Putin's side and if these people start fighting them too - anything and everything could go and that is NOT a good thing at all!
~C
Posted by: firstbrokenangel at August 14, 2004 10:59 AM (t0rjm)
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Keep it up, man - we can't let events in Russia slip under the radar. We've got to keep one eye on Putin at all times.
Posted by: Johnny Walker Red at August 14, 2004 12:30 PM (TLLNn)
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