Friday, 02 July 2004

GEORGIA WILL USE WEAPONS ONLY IF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AT RISK - SAAKASHVILI

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Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Georgia will use weapons only if its territorial integrity is threatened. \"If we wanted military intervention [in South Ossetia], we would not talk. Georgia will use weapons in only one case: if it faces a threat to its territorial integrity,\" Saakashvili said.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Georgia will use weapons only if its territorial integrity is threatened. \"If we wanted military intervention [in South Ossetia], we would not talk. Georgia will use weapons in only one case: if it faces a threat to its territorial integrity,\" Saakashvili said. \"We will curb any armed provocation, no matter where it comes from,\" Saakashvili said. \"But we have an arsenal of political methods that allows us not to have to use force right now,\" he said. \"If we had wanted to use military force in Ajaria, we would have done so,\" he said. Saakashvili emphasized that he intends to do everything to ensure that \"people on both sides do not want to take up arms.\" \"We started a revolution in Ajaria - a bloodless revolution. But I don\'t want a revolution right now,\" Saakashvili said, adding that he wants to \"reach agreements.\" (Interfax)
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