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Georgia is planning new provocations – Russian diplomat

Published: 23 July, 2009, 15:47


The Georgian-South Ossetian border

The Georgian government is planning various provocative actions on the country’s border with South Ossetia, marking the anniversary of the August 2008 events, says Grigory Karasin from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

 
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