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Monday, 05 September 2005
RUSSIA RAPS GEORGIA FOR LACK OF ACTION TO STOP ATTACKS ON RUSSIANS
By empty (9/5/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Georgia of not doing enough to prevent attacks on Russian citizens on its territory. \"The Foreign Ministry of Russia notes with concern the growing number of crimes against foreigners, including Russian citizens, in Georgia and the absence of proper counter-measures on the part of Georgian authorities,\" sources in the ministry\'s information and press department told Interfax on Monday. The ministry offered its comment in response to an attack on Russian NTV television journalists in the Georgian village of Napareuli on September 3.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Georgia of not doing enough to prevent attacks on Russian citizens on its territory. \"The Foreign Ministry of Russia notes with concern the growing number of crimes against foreigners, including Russian citizens, in Georgia and the absence of proper counter-measures on the part of Georgian authorities,\" sources in the ministry\'s information and press department told Interfax on Monday. The ministry offered its comment in response to an attack on Russian NTV television journalists in the Georgian village of Napareuli on September 3. (Interfax)