Abkhazia: Russia to Discuss Draft Statement on Saakashvili's Policy
The Russian State Duma Council is likely to discuss a draft statement prepared by member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) State Duma faction Alexei Mitrofanov on Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's policy.
State Duma deputies "closely follow Georgian military preparations and believe that Russia should take timely and adequate measures to prevent a Georgian invasion of Abkhazia and South Ossetia," the draft statement says.
"It appears that Georgia in fact is completing preparations for an invasion
of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which is to begin soon according to competent
sources," the draft statement says.
The draft statement warns that the use of force in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
may plunge Georgia into economic crisis, which may lead to irreversible processes
in Georgian government and provoke a revision of borders in the Transcaucasia
countries.
