Article: STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES STATEMENT ON ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN GEORGIAN REGIONS OF SOUTH OSSETIA, ABKHAZIA

The U.S. Department of State issued the following press release:

The United States is concerned by the recent escalation in violence in the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and calls upon all sides to return to direct negotiations and resolve their differences peacefully. We are deeply troubled by Russia's statement that its military aircraft deliberately violated Georgia's internationally recognized borders by flying over Georgia's region of South Ossetia. Such actions raise questions about Russia's role as peacekeeper and facilitator of the ...

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