TBILISI, Georgia – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the cease-fire plan designed to end his country’s military conflict with Georgia, his office said Saturday.
However, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said troops would not completely withdraw from Georgian territory until they had finished cleaning up ammunition, weapons and booby traps left behind by Georgian forces.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed the deal Friday during a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
President Bush on Saturday called the signing of the cease-fire agreement “an important development” and a “hopeful step,” but reiterated his call for Russian forces to withdraw from Georgia.
“Russia needs to honor the agreement and withdraw its forces, and of course end military operations,” he said, speaking from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, where Rice stood at his side.
“A major issue is Russia’s contention that the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia may not be a part of Georgia’s future,” he added, referring to the two breakaway areas at the heart of the conflict.
However, Georgia accused the Russian military of destroying a key railway bridge Saturday and starting about a dozen fires in the Borjomi Gorge, a scenic canyon in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park in central Georgia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Russian soldiers “mined and exploded” the Metekhi-Grakali bridge in the Kaspi District in east-central Georgia.
Georgian officials said they asked Turkey for help to fight the fires but said Russian air patrols refused to allow Turkish aircraft safe passage to the stricken area. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
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So,the war ended. However, “news war” is still at it’s highest point. What do you think? Who do you believe? Who do you think will win the so called “news war”?
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