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French President says Russia agreed to quit Georgia within one month
Wed. September 10, 2008 02:57 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. -
(SomaliNet) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Russia had agreed to leave core Georgia within a month, following a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussing the fallout of the Georgia conflict on Monday.
The French leader, Sarkozy also said Russia has agreed to remove checkpoints around Georgia's Poti port within a week after discussions between Medvedev and an EU delegation at the Russian president's official residence outside Moscow.
"In one week, the checkpoint (is to be) dismantled. In one month, Russian military forces (are to be) outside Georgian territory, with the exception naturally of Ossetia and Abkhazia," said Sarkozy.
Sarkozy said if Russia implements its latest Georgia pullout deal there would be no reason for EU-Russia talks not to go ahead in October.
"If this document is implemented . . . there would be no reason for the meetings between Russia and Europe that were postponed from September, should not take place from the month of October," Sarkozy said.-Agencies
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