Medvedev Tells Sarkozy Moscow Fully in Compliance with its Commitments

In a letter to his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, writes that a new reality has emerged after the August war, which can not ignored.

“Obviously, as a result of Mikheil Saakashvili’s adventurous policy a new geopolitical situation has emerged in Transcaucasus, wherein it is hardly possible to neglect independent existence of two new states,” the letter, extracts from which was posted on the Kremlin’s website, reads.

Medvedev stressed on the need for signing of non-use of force agreements between Tbilisi and Tskhinvali and Tbilisi and Sokhumi.

“I am sure that only creation of such legal framework will help avoid new splashes of violence and will rule out reoccurrence of the last year tragedy,” he says.

Medvedev also stressed on the need for all countries “to refrain from supplying Georgia with weapons for an extended period of time.”

“In those days [of military hostilities last August] the involvement of France in the capacity of the EU presidency in our efforts towards stopping the aggression unleashed by Mikheil Saakashvili was effective and productive,” Medvedev tells Sarkozy.

“Actually, the agreements from August 12 and September 8, 2008 still remain the only “code of conduct” in this area of Transcaucasus.  Russia fulfilled its commitments under these documents in full already by last October.”

He also expresses hope that chances for “finding proper formulas for extension of activities” for OSCE and UN missions in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, respectively, still remains. He, however, also adds: “Of course, all the three sides – South Ossetian, Abkhaz and Georgian – should agree with them.”

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