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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (6065)	10/18/2001 7:23:15 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 281500

"Chechnya" is no doubt complicated. Been reading up on some of the recent news. The region recently flaired up again. Georgia Says Russian Planes Entered Airspace The Associated Press Itar-tass / AP TBILISI, Georgia --The Georgian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that two Su-25 military planes had entered Georgian airspace from Russia, and four Mi-24 helicopters from the breakaway region of Abkhazia had dropped bombs on Georgian-controlled territory. Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze reacted angrily and accused military circles of trying to undermine diplomatic and political efforts to cool the crisis building around Abkhazia. "Such violations of the state border and Georgian air space are intolerable," Shevardnadze said on Georgian national television. "Such actions by the military run contrary to the principles of interstate relations." Ministry spokeswoman Nino Sturua said that according to preliminary information, there were no casualties. She said that the mountainous territory was used for pasturing sheep. However, Georgian Security Minister Vakhtang Kutateladze said later Wednesday that there appear to have been casualties. Abkhaz officials said they had used aircraft to bomb "a large group" of Georgian and Chechen fighters on Abkhaz territory, about 8 kilometers away from Georgian territory. The fighters entered Abkhazia almost two weeks ago, Abkhaz officials have said, and they accused Georgia of letting them transit its territory. The fighters are accused of shooting down a helicopter carrying United Nations observers and killing 14 villagers. Shevardnadze called President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night to discuss the situation in Abkhazia, Itar-Tass reported. The two leaders pledged to make greater efforts to combat terrorism jointly and agreed to speed up work on a new treaty regulating ties between their nations, Itar-Tass said. themoscowtimes.com older news (october 15-17) themoscowtimes.com themoscowtimes.com themoscowtimes.com some background links unpo.org grida.no rand.org

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