Condoleezza Rice makes a statement on the Georgia-Russia con

Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Situation in Georgia
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1:21 P.M. EDT

SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I have just finished a meeting with the President at which I was able to brief him on the ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Georgia.

I was earlier on the phone this morning with the Foreign Ministers of the G7, and on that phone call, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France briefed us on the ongoing discussions between the French and the Russians, as well as the French and the Georgians. I believe that they believe that they have made some progress, and we welcome that, and we certainly welcome the EU mediation.

It is very important now that all parties cease fire. The Georgians have agreed to a cease-fire. The Russians need to stop their military operations, as they have apparently said that they will, but those military operations really do now need to stop, because calm needs to be restored. There then will be international efforts to facilitate the withdrawal of forces from the zone of conflict. We can then look to the issue of how to resolve the longstanding frozen conflicts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

I want to make very clear that the United States stands for the territorial integrity of Georgia, for the sovereignty of Georgia, that we support its democratically elected government and its people. We are reviewing our options for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Georgia. But the most important thing right now is that these military operations need to stop.

We will continue to work diplomatically on this matter and will continue our discussions with all the parties involved.

Thank you very, very much.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• WAR
• GEORGIA
• RUSSIA
• ABKHAZIA
• SOUTH
• OSSETIA
• CONDOLEEZA
• RICE

[dluis1]

bastard niger

[tattoo34rome]

the real face of Western countries toward Russia - double-standards and hypocrisy.Western countries always said they (we) wanted to see a strong Russia - but really they want to see it weak. As Russia recovered from the chaos of the '90s, Nato expanded up to the edge of our borders.America can do anything it wants - bomb Serbia, bomb Iraq. But when Russia acts to defend the people of South Ossetia it is in the wrong. Russia is always seen as the guilty one, the aggressive one.

[MsGeptil]

Condom-leeza's loyalty to her missions as the state secretary overwhelmed her respect for the law & truth if there was any at all. What could be expected from single, childless female robot? She should have probably got more sexual satisfaction being young.

[aviomaster]

WHo is this bitch to say to Russia what they can and can not do. 

[Ligahy]

НУ И РОЖА....БЕН ЛАДЕН ЕЕ БЫ ТРАХАТЬ НЕ СТАЛ

[creativeminds13]

This goes to show that Obama is a ticket to World War III on the Brzezinski Plan, the crackpot design to break up Russia and China, securing another century for the Anglo-American world empire. Because Brzezinski's strategic insanity unfolds on a scale more vast than that of the neocons, Obama is indeed a far bigger warmonger than Bush.

[creativeminds13]

Clearly playing the role of the aggressor, the NATO puppet regime of Mikhail Saakashvili has carried out a midnight sneak attack against Russian peacekeepers in the province of South Ossetia. Those peacekeepers have been there for 15 years under an agreement with Georgia. Saakashvili is a protégé and creature of Zbigniew Brzezinski, the foreign policy boss of the Barack Obama presidential campaign.

[creativeminds13]

Predictably, the US controlled corporate media, NPR, PBS, the BBC, and the rest of the Anglo-American media cartel are attempting to cover up the salient fact that this war was started by Georgia. Georgia is unquestionably the aggressor, and a cowardly one at that. It is time to demand that not one soldier, not one penny, not one ship, not one plane be used by the US to support Saakashvili and his gang of kleptocrats and thugs.

[prodosworldwide]

I agree with Condaleeza Rice and am pleased to see the United States supporting Georgia.

Georgia deserves the support of the US and the West and would make a fine NATO member.

The recent moves by other former Soviet states to form an alliance against Russia are also highly encouraging.