Russia pulls troops out of Georgian port Poti
Moscow - Russia has withdrawn its last troops from the Georgian port of Poti, reports said Saturday.
Russian television showed the troops dismantling checkpoints at the Black Sea port before leaving in trucks. Around 150 Russian soldiers and ten tanks had been stationed in Poti, locals said.
On Monday French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the current holder of the EU's rotating presidency, brokered in Moscow a deal to end Russia's current military occupation of Georgia.
Under the deal, Russia was to pull its troops out of Poti by September 15 and retreat from undisputed parts of Georgia within 10 days. At least 200 EU observers are to be in position by October 1 at the latest. (dpa)
