Russia 15.08.2008
Germany avoids blaming Moscow
At a joint news conference with Rusian President Medvedev in Sochi, German Chancellor Merkel said some of Russia's actions in Georgia had been "disproportionate" and urged Russian troops to withdraw from Georgia proper.
Merkel said the presence of Russian troops in Georgia proper "is not sensible" and urged that a six-point French-brokered peace plan be realized immediately.
"I have to say that I found some of Russia's actions disproportionate," Merkel said at the joint news conference at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, close to the Georgian border and the Moscow-backed rebel region of Abkhazia,
The chancellor said Russian troops should withdraw from Georgia proper and reiterated her position that Georgia's sovereignty could not be called into question.
"The point of departure must be the territorial integrity of Georgia," Merkel said.
On Sunday, Merkel will also visit Tbilisi for talks with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
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