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Article: South Ossetia turns back delivery of Georgian government fertilizers as tensions mount
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- June 4, 2004
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MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-04-2004
Dateline: MOSCOW
Authorities in the secessionist South Ossetia region on Friday blocked Georgia's agriculture minister and a convoy of fertilizer that was to be delivered to farmers.
The blocking of the convoy underlined spiraling tensions between South Ossetia and the Georgian government, which rose sharply this week. South Ossetia has been de-facto independent since a 1992 truce ended separatist fighting.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has vowed to bring Georgia's separatist regions under central government control by peaceful means, but he briefly sent Georgian forces into South Ossetia this week, stoking ...