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Shota Utiashvili: Georgia is not deploying troops on South Ossetia border for the purpose of war

15 December 2009 09:36 (UTC +04:00)

â€œThe European Union is monitoring the area. The representatives of the monitoring mission can also confirm that no troops have been deployed there. The Russian media reports are rumors and diversion of Russia,â€ he said.

Russian Defense Ministry stated that Georgia was going to get back Akhalgori (Leningor) region of South Ossetia by force, deployed troops in the territory bordering on this region.

The Vedomosti newspaper writes that the American military instructors are teaching the Georgian army the war tactics in the mountainous area. The relief of Akhalgori is mountainous. Geographically this region has been isolated from the rest of the area of South Ossetia. One fourth of the population is Georgians.

Nikolai Makarov, Chief of the Russian General Staff, has recently said Georgian army has restored, even increased its military potential after the August war.