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Le jour 471 de Sarko

GÉORGIE ? HEIN ?
(L) Manif contre la guerre en irak, (R) rein
Only The Brave Dare Condemn Russian War

[Hat tip: Hervé]

SARKOZY URGES RUSSIAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL

PARIS August 24, 2008 (The Australian) - President Nicolas Sarkozy has discussed the situation in Georgia with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev and called on Russian troops to leave Georgia's Black Sea Poti port.

Sarkozy's office said the two leaders spoke by telephone and would remain in close contact over the coming days:

Concerning the nearby region of Abkhazia, President Sarkozy insisted it was important that Russian troops present at the Poti/Senaki area should withdraw as soon as possible.

Shifting from an imperative to the conditional. Please note, Sarko is not here insisting that the Russians leave Georgia, he is insisting that it is important that they should do so at their soonest possible pleasure.

FRANCE, RUSSIA AT ODDS OVER CONTENT
OF LEADERS’ PHONE TALKS

TBILISI August 24, 2008 (Civil.ge) - The French and Russian presidents have agreed to replace Russian forces in the so-called “buffer zone” outside South Ossetia with OSCE monitors, the French president’s press office said in a statement. The Kremlin has denied any such deal has been made.

French President Nikola Sarkozy spoke with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, on Saturday evening, August 23. After the phone conversation, a statement was posted on the French president’s website, reading:

The two presidents have agreed on the need to set up an international mechanism under the OSCE aegis to replace Russian patrols in the security zone in the south from South Ossetia.

[Les deux chefs d’Etat...se sont notamment accordés sur l’urgence de la mise en place d’un mécanisme international sous l’égide de l’OSCE, pour remplacer les patrouilles russes dans la zone de sécurité au sud de l’Ossétie.]

The Kremlin, however, has denied reaching such an agreement, saying the issue wasn't even discussed.

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