German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the speedy withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia.
The German leader met Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, for talks amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in the Caucasus. At their joint press conference in Tbilisi, Merkel repeated her support for Georgia's eventual entry into NATO, something Russia strongly opposes. Earlier on Sunday, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country's forces would begin returning to their bases on Monday. The conflict began over a week ago when Georgia launched an offensive to retake the de-facto independent region of South Ossetia, and Moscow intervened on the side of the separatists.
(Deutsche Welle)
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