FM Paet Discusses Situation in Georgia with Georgian Colleague
08.09.2008
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet spoke to his Georgian colleague Eka Tkešelašvili over the phone on Saturday evening, 6 September. The ministers discussed the most recent developments in Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkešelašvili stated that it is extremely important for the Russian forces to vacate Georgia without delay and for Russia to begin fulfilling the cease-fire agreement.
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet gave his Georgian colleague an overview of the European Union’s plan to send humanitarian aid to Georgia. “An international conference of donors to Georgia should take place soon,” said Paet.
Urmas Paet also stated that it is very important that international observers and investigators be granted access to Georgian territory, so that they can have a first-hand look at what has occurred and all the present circumstances.
The Estonian, Latvian and Swedish ambassadors in Tbilisi and the Lithuanian deputy foreign minister attempted to visit an area in the “buffer zone” under the control of Russian forces in order to evaluate the humanitarian situation, distribute aid, and gain information about the general situation. Russian soldiers hindered the movement of the ambassadors and deputy foreign minister and prevented the sharing of humanitarian aid in the areas of Variani and Karalet.
