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| UK Foreign Office Minister Jim Murphy has described Russian military action against Georgia as "deplorable". | UK Foreign Office Minister Jim Murphy has described Russian military action against Georgia as "deplorable". |
| He said Georgia had offered a ceasefire, but was finding it difficult to disengage from Russian forces in the breakaway South Ossetia region. | He said Georgia had offered a ceasefire, but was finding it difficult to disengage from Russian forces in the breakaway South Ossetia region. |
| PM Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary David Miliband were working "very hard" to find a solution, he said. | PM Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary David Miliband were working "very hard" to find a solution, he said. |
| British nationals have been advised not to travel to Georgia and those in the country have been urged to leave. | British nationals have been advised not to travel to Georgia and those in the country have been urged to leave. |
| As fighting over the disputed region of South Ossetia threatens to spread more widely, Mr Murphy, the Europe foreign minister, called on Russia to end its military attacks. | |
| Russia is going way beyond these disputed territories and is in danger of destabilising further parts of the region if this type of activity continues Jim MurphyEurope Minister | |
| He told the BBC News Channel: "The Russians seem to be going much further in their military activities, both in South Ossetia, in Abkhazia and beyond. | |
| "What we have is Russian aggression against targets on the edge of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. We have the mobilising of at least part of the Russian Black Sea fleet off the coast of Georgia. | "What we have is Russian aggression against targets on the edge of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. We have the mobilising of at least part of the Russian Black Sea fleet off the coast of Georgia. |
| "So it is deplorable Russian military aggression there that we have on the ground." | "So it is deplorable Russian military aggression there that we have on the ground." |
| Mr Murphy said efforts were being made to stop the spread of violence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia "spilling over further into other countries". | |
| A ceasefire and talks about establishing a peace process were also being aimed for. | |
| A conference call between foreign ministers of the G7 group of most industrialised nations will take place on Monday afternoon "to maximise diplomatic pressure on Russia", he said. | |
| Pipeline 'safe' | |
| "The British prime minister and British foreign secretary are working very hard in the international arena.... | |
| "Russia is going way beyond these disputed territories and is in danger of destabilising further parts of the region if this type of activity continues." | |
| Mr Murphy said he was reassured that an important energy transit route supplying the West "will be safe". | |
| There was "a degree of confidence" over the key pipeline carrying oil west from the Caspian to European markets, he added. |