Posted on September 13, 2008 - by Venik
International Monitors in Georgia
According to AP, some Western (American) diplomats are accusing Russia of stalling negotiations over sending international observers to Georgia.
“For three weeks now, we have been fighting on how to deploy these extra 80 monitors without delay,” the Western official said. “Everyone but Russia has said they should be able to get into all of Georgia, including South Ossetia.”
Obviously, these Western diplomats decided to play dumb. They know full well that Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent nations and the West refuses to talk directly to the governments of these two countries. Sounds to me like the West is stalling and not Russia.
If the EU or the US want to deploy observers in Georgia, this should be no problem, as long as their definition of Georgia coincides with Russia’s. However, Western negotiators deliberately keep on running into the same wall, for accepting Russia’s position on international observers will be a de facto acknowledgment of Abkhazia’s and South Ossetia’s independence.
In a situation like this, I do not see how any progress can be made. In the end the West will likely deploy observers along the new Georgian border and Russia will continue pushing for a new agreement for seprate monitoring missions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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