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| Georgia and Russia agree on truce | Georgia and Russia agree on truce |
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| Russia and Georgia have agreed a truce brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and have approved the principles of a full peace plan. | Russia and Georgia have agreed a truce brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and have approved the principles of a full peace plan. |
| The exact details of the proposals appeared to be still under discussion. | The exact details of the proposals appeared to be still under discussion. |
| Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili suggested some details agreed by Russia were unacceptable and said the document needed fleshing out. | Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili suggested some details agreed by Russia were unacceptable and said the document needed fleshing out. |
| Earlier, Russia announced its military activity in the area was completed and witnesses saw troops pulling out. | Earlier, Russia announced its military activity in the area was completed and witnesses saw troops pulling out. |
| But despite the diplomacy and apparent withdrawal, rhetoric on both sides remained fiery and analysts were predicting a long road to peace. | But despite the diplomacy and apparent withdrawal, rhetoric on both sides remained fiery and analysts were predicting a long road to peace. |
| See map of the region | See map of the region |
| Fighting flared last Thursday night when Georgia sent its army to regain control of South Ossetia - a region nominally part of Georgia, but with de facto independence and where a majority of people hold Russian passports. | Fighting flared last Thursday night when Georgia sent its army to regain control of South Ossetia - a region nominally part of Georgia, but with de facto independence and where a majority of people hold Russian passports. |
| SIX-POINT PEACE PLAN No more use of forceStop all military actions for goodFree access to humanitarian aid Georgian troops return to their places of permanent deploymentRussian troops return to pre-conflict positionsInternational talks about future status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Peace deal all in the timingGori smoulders after fightingFalling victim to pipeline politicsGeorgia's civilian emergencySend us your comments | SIX-POINT PEACE PLAN No more use of forceStop all military actions for goodFree access to humanitarian aid Georgian troops return to their places of permanent deploymentRussian troops return to pre-conflict positionsInternational talks about future status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Peace deal all in the timingGori smoulders after fightingFalling victim to pipeline politicsGeorgia's civilian emergencySend us your comments |
| Russia moved in forcefully, sending troops into South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another breakaway province. Georgian towns away from the two regions were also bombed. | Russia moved in forcefully, sending troops into South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another breakaway province. Georgian towns away from the two regions were also bombed. |
| Some 100,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the conflict. | Some 100,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the conflict. |
| Mr Sarkozy, in his current role as EU president, held talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow for most of the day before flying to Tbilisi. | Mr Sarkozy, in his current role as EU president, held talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow for most of the day before flying to Tbilisi. |
| He held news conferences with both Mr Medvedev and Mr Saakashvili - with all three leaders saying they had agreed to a six-point plan. | He held news conferences with both Mr Medvedev and Mr Saakashvili - with all three leaders saying they had agreed to a six-point plan. |
| But Mr Saakashvili suggested certain elements of the plan agreed by Russia had been "deleted". | But Mr Saakashvili suggested certain elements of the plan agreed by Russia had been "deleted". |
| Among them were proposed discussions on the future status of Abkhazia. | Among them were proposed discussions on the future status of Abkhazia. |
| Despite this, Mr Sarkozy said the document would now be looked over by EU foreign ministers and members of the UN Security Council. | Despite this, Mr Sarkozy said the document would now be looked over by EU foreign ministers and members of the UN Security Council. |
| 'Lunatics' gibe | 'Lunatics' gibe |
| Several countries, including the US, a major ally of Georgia, have been critical of Moscow's actions. | Several countries, including the US, a major ally of Georgia, have been critical of Moscow's actions. |
| Reacting to Russia's ceasefire declaration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it was now vital for all sides to stop fighting, adding that Russian military operations "really do now need to stop because calm needs to be restored". | Reacting to Russia's ceasefire declaration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it was now vital for all sides to stop fighting, adding that Russian military operations "really do now need to stop because calm needs to be restored". |
| Nicolas Sarkozy says the framework plan aims to bring peace | Nicolas Sarkozy says the framework plan aims to bring peace |
| A senior US defence official said Washington was cancelling a naval exercise with Russia, scheduled to begin on Friday. | A senior US defence official said Washington was cancelling a naval exercise with Russia, scheduled to begin on Friday. |
| Earlier, Mr Medvedev called Georgian troops "lunatics" and accused President Mikhail Saakashvili of lying over a previous ceasefire agreement. | Earlier, Mr Medvedev called Georgian troops "lunatics" and accused President Mikhail Saakashvili of lying over a previous ceasefire agreement. |
| And tens of thousands of Georgians gathered in Tbilisi's main square to hear Mr Saakashvili claim that Russia was continuing its "ruthless, heartless destruction" of Georgian citizens. | And tens of thousands of Georgians gathered in Tbilisi's main square to hear Mr Saakashvili claim that Russia was continuing its "ruthless, heartless destruction" of Georgian citizens. |
| Neither side's claims could be verified, but analysts said the inflamed rhetoric suggested they were far away from long-term accord. | Neither side's claims could be verified, but analysts said the inflamed rhetoric suggested they were far away from long-term accord. |
| And there are other issues likely to hamper peace negotiations. | And there are other issues likely to hamper peace negotiations. |
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| South Ossetian refugees in North Ossetia, Russia, describe their experiences | |
| Separatist rebels are continuing to fight Georgian troops in the Kodori Gorge region of Abkhazia - the only area of Abkhazia still under Georgian military control. | Separatist rebels are continuing to fight Georgian troops in the Kodori Gorge region of Abkhazia - the only area of Abkhazia still under Georgian military control. |
| Georgia has meanwhile filed several complaints with international bodies over Russia's actions - including one at the International Court of Justice alleging ethnic cleansing. | Georgia has meanwhile filed several complaints with international bodies over Russia's actions - including one at the International Court of Justice alleging ethnic cleansing. |
| Mr Saakashvili told crowds in Tbilisi that Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia would now be regarded as an occupying army - ending an agreement in place since 1994. | Mr Saakashvili told crowds in Tbilisi that Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia would now be regarded as an occupying army - ending an agreement in place since 1994. |
| And he also said Georgia would leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - a Moscow-dominated group that includes most of the former Soviet republics. | And he also said Georgia would leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - a Moscow-dominated group that includes most of the former Soviet republics. |
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