Merkel Meets Saakashvili in Tbilisi

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who arrived in Tbilisi on August 17, met with with President Saakashvili.

The visit comes after the German Chancellor held talks with Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi on August 15.

she said ceasefire and fulfillment of six-point plan was the priority at the moment.

She said she expected a “very fast, very prompt” withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia. She called it an “urgent matter.”