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07Aug08
Georgian Ministry of Defense says ‘Georgia Decided to Restore Constitutional Order in SouthOssetia’
A senior official from the Georgian Ministry of Defense said Georgia has "decided to restore constitutional order in the entire region" of South Ossetia.
Mamuka Kurashvili, MoD official in charge of overseeing peacekeeping operations, told journalists late on August 7 that the South Ossetian side defied the Tbilisi’s decision to unilaterally cease fire and resumed shelling of the Georgian villages in the conflict zone.
"So the Georgian side has decided to restore constitutional order in the entire region," he said.
Meanwhile, the Russian command of the peacekeeping forces in the region said late on August 7, that Tskhinvali was under "massive shelling."
"The shelling is carried out including with the use of GRAD-type multiple rocket launchers," Vladimir Ivanov, an aide to the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces, told Interfax.
"Ossetian forces are firing in response with all types of weapon, including artillery and grenade launchers," he added.
[Source: Civil Georgia, Tbilisi, 07Aug08]
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