Tbilisi: Russian army has left Zugdidi

Тбилиси: Российские войска покинули Зугдиди

The Russian army left Zugdidi on August 13th, stated Batu Kutelia, Deputy Minister of Defense, to journalists.

"All of our armed forces are in their places of permanent deployment, as stipulated in the agreement signed by Georgia, we are fulfilling all obligations taken by the state," he said. "Russia should fulfill its obligations and leave the territory of Georgia," noted the deputy minister. He emphasized that at this point, there is contact between Georgia and Russia at the political level."

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Tbilisi reportinig that Abkhazian and Russian forces have taken Zugdidi

В Тбилиси заявляют, что абхазские и российские войска заняли Зугдиди

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The Abkhazian army with the support of Russian peacekeepers and reinforcements from the Russian Airborne Troops have taken the village of Khurcha in the Zugdidi region [Georgian territory], reports Shota Utiashvili, chief departmental analyst at the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, at a news briefing. "Russian forces have also penetrated all of the policed districts of Zugdidi and the 12 kilometer security zone, and now they completely control the situation," he said. The Georgians say that the situation is calm in the conflict zone.

Abkhazia has already categorically denied this information, stated Ruslan Kishmariya, presidential envoy of Abkhazia to the Gali district, to an IA Regnum correspondent.

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