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‘August war in South Ossetia closed NATO doors to Georgia’

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Published: 03 August, 2009, 18:20

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TAGS: Conflict, Military, NATO, Ossetian War, Politics

Right after the August conflict in South Ossetia last year, it was clear that Georgia will not become a NATO member while Saakashvili is in power, said Dmitry Babich, a political analyst from the RIA Novosti News Agency.

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