CoE envoys travel to Gori after being halted by Russians20.08.08 16:15After one-hour negotiations, Russian occupants allowed the representatives of the Council of Europe Monitoring Committee to enter Gori. Matyas Eorsi and Kastrio Islam were stopped at the Igoeti check-point. Later Mr. Eorsi commented for the media. "We are at the territory of Georgia and we see the Russian Army does not allow us to move into Georgian City. The good news I am able to tell you is that the International Community stands side by side supporting Georgia. The most important is that Russian Army should leave the occupied territory. We will do all our best Russian Army to leave Georgian land. It is incomprehensible that Georgian journalists are not allowed by Russian soldiers to enter Georgian cities, this is real occupation. We have to remember that Russia is member state of Council of Europe and it occupies another member. The history does not recall the same precedent and Europe must act severely against such case. President Medvedev promised us several times that Russian Army would leave, but I saw on main road Russian military movements. That means there is no sign of their leaving" – says the head of monitoring committee of Council of Europe.
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