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Georgia

NATO diplomats to visit Georgia over Russian objections

NATO airstrike kills 15 Taliban in southern AfghanistanRiga - Diplomats from NATO nations will visit Georgia next week despite Russian objections at the show of support for the country's pro-Western government, the alliance's top civilian said Friday.

The North Atlantic Council, which groups ambassadors from all 26 NATO members, plans a two-day trip starting Monday that includes a stop in Gori, a strategic town shelled by Russian forces during last month's fighting between the two countries.

Syria indicates it won't recognize South Ossetia's independence

Syria indicates it won't recognize South Ossetia's independence Rome  - Syrian foreign minister Wallid Moallem on Thursday indicated Syria would not follow its Russian ally's decision to recognize South Ossetia's independence.

"We have not recognized Kosovo," Mo'allem said in Rome, replying to a question on whether Damascus would, given its close ties to Moscow, also recognize the breakaway Georgian region's independence.

Georgian policeman shot near Russian checkpoint

Tbilisi - A Georgian policeman was shot dead Wednesday by fire from a Russian check point near Gori, the interior ministry said in a statement.

Georgian opposition members demand Saakashvili's resignation

GeorgiaTbilisi - As peace talks try to defuse the Georgian crisis, Georgia's opposition sparked the first calls Tuesday for President Mikheil Saakashvili's resignation.

Two opposition politicians broke an unspoken truce that held during the open conflict with Russia last month to demand early elections.

These are not the first rumours of dissent over Saakshvili's failed and costly gambit to reassert control over breakaway South Ossetia, which led to war with the former Soviet state's powerful neighbour, Russia.

Russia-Georgia conflict: Bush administration turns cautious

Russia GeorgiaWashington, Sept. 9 : The Bush administration has decided to adopt a low-key approach to the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia.

According to the Washington Post, this strategy is premised on working jointly with European allies, and on avoiding the sort of unilateral U. S. military threats that would scare them off.

Lavrov: Russia to cede peacekeeping responsibilities to Europe

Russia GeorgiaMoscow- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday called "not essential" the participation of its own troops in a mission of peacekeepers in a buffer zone between Georgia and its Russian-backed separatist regions.

Russia would trust the European Union's security guarantee, Lavrov told journalist in Moscow a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU presidency, promised 200 European monitors to patrol the zones.

"Whether or not ours (troops) form part of the additional monitors is not the most essential question for us," the foreign minister said.

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