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Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists aboard the warship Kutaisi that \"illegal armed formations have blasted the bridge across the Choloki river.\" \"I would recommend that Aslan Abashidze refrain from provocations. The Georgian authorities do not plan to use force against Ajaria,\" Saakashvili said.The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.
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