Saakashvili Comments on S.Ossetia Incident

President Saakashvili said that the Georgian side will refrain from any “radical measures” which could harm Georgia’s interests in respect to the South Ossetian conflict.

Saakashvili was commenting on an incident which occurred after a vehicle carrying Russian peacekeeping forces crashed into a car owned by a local resident in the Georgian village of Tkviavi on January 31. Tensions were sparked between the Georgian servicemen and Russian peacekeepers after the Georgian police confiscated the peacekeepers’ vehicle.

“We are ready to undertake all possible steps, but in accordance to our interests. We are not going to undertake any impulsive, extremely radical measures, which might be even slightly harmful for Georgia,” Saakashvili said.