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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8769

24 August 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/georgia/ossetia
EU calls for a ceasefire and supports OSCE visit

Brussels, 23/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Union expressed deep concern about recent violence in South Ossetia (a province of Georgia) despite the signing of a ceasefire on 13 August between the troops of Georgian President Mikhail Saakachvili and Ossetian separatists. In a statement on behalf of the EU, the Dutch Presidency strongly urged 'all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint and to fully respect the terms of the ceasefire. The EU considers stabilisation...