Russia's parliament is to hold an extraordinary session next week to vote on recognising the independence of Georgia's separatist regions.
A resolution in favour of recognising South Ossetia and Abkhazia would not be binding for the Kremlin, but would send a strong signal of Russian intentions. The two provinces Germany Presses Russia on Swift Withdrawal From Georgia ...
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German FM proposes Abkhazia plan in Georgia ... broke from Georgia in the early 1990s and have run themselves since. The parliament of Abkhazia has reportedly already voted to petition Moscow to accept its independence. There is still no evidence of a large-scale Russian withdrawal from Georgia. A spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the situation "very unsatisfactory". Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country's forces will pull out of most of Georgia by the weekend. However, a Russian military official said troops would maintain a buffer zone around Georgia's breakaway regions.
(Deutsche Welle)
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