World | Other World Stories
Russia rejects Georgia ceasefire offer
Russia on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal by Georgia, saying it would not even consider a ceasefire document.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:15 August 11, 2008
Moscow: Russia on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal by Georgia, saying it would not even consider a ceasefire document.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed a peace proposal backed by the European Union on Monday.
"According to information from peacekeepers in South Ossetia, Georgia continues to use military force and in this regard we cannot consider this document," a Russian spokesman said.
Clashes between Georgia and Russia have spread to Georgia's second rebel region of Abkhazia where more than 9,000 paratroopers have gathered.
Fighting first broke in Georgia's South Ossetia on Friday, and a Russian official said more than 2,000 people had been killed then.
Share this article
News Editor's choice
-
Reader helps police to bust brothel
More than 20 gang members recently arrested from running brothels in Dubai
-
Philippine areas under emergency rule
Toll rises to 46 in brutal kidnap and murder in the south
-
Obama seeks to reassure Singh on ties
Singh is on elaborate state visit that will include talks on US ties with Pakistan
