Tbilisi, Tskhinvali Blame One Another for Shelling

On July 28 Georgian officials denied the accusations by Eduard Kokoev, de facto President South Ossetian self-styled republic, that the Georgian side opened fire on Ossetian villages in the conflict zone.

Kokoev, who is visiting Moscow, said at a news briefing that Georgian troops shelled adjacent areas of the capital Tskhinvali on July 28.

The Georgian media reported on July 28 that the South Ossetian side opened fire on the Georgian village of Tamarasheni near Tskhinvali. No casualties were reported.

Eduard Kokoev also accused the Georgian side of violating accords reached in frames of the quadripartite Joint Control Commission, involving the Georgian, South Ossetian, Russian and North Ossetian sides, in Tskhinvali and Moscow on June 2 and July 16 respectively.
 
He reiterated once again, that ?South Ossetia seeks to join Russia?s North Ossetian Republic.?

Eduard Kokoev thanked Russia and the commander of the Russian peacekeeping troops stationed in the conflict zone, Svyatoslav Nabzdorov, for supporting South Ossetia. The leader of the breakaway region also urged the international community to support South Ossetia.

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