"Secretary general alarmed by humanitarian conditions" by Louis Charbonneau, Reuters | August 15, 2008
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said yesterday he was alarmed by the humanitarian situation and lawlessness in war-torn parts of Georgia, but Russia suggested the world body was spreading disinformation.
"Large parts of the conflict-affected area, particularly South Ossetia and the Gori region, remain for the most part inaccessible to humanitarian organizations due to ongoing insecurity, lawlessness and other constraints," Ban said in a statement.
He urged "all sides to control forces under their command to ensure that the current state of lawlessness ceases." Highlighting the dangers to aid workers, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters that men in unmarked military uniforms had hijacked two UN vehicles in Gori. The vehicles were recovered.
Well THAT STINKS to HIGH HEAVEN of USraeli agents or operatives!!!!
Ban also welcomed the cease-fire agreement reached by the governments of Georgia and Russia and brokered by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, but was concerned about "reports of some continuing violence, with civilians bearing the brunt."
Ban urged all sides to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law.
Tell it to Iz-ray-HELL, buddy!!!!
Georgian Ambassador Irakli Alasania dismissed suggestions by a senior Russian military official that US military personnel delivering aid were smuggling weapons into Georgia.
I BELIEVE IT; that is the kind of thing USrael does!!!!!!
"This is false," he said, adding that "Russia has no authority, not moral and of course not legal, to question what is in the goods."
Yeah, DON'T QUESTION the "aid."
But the presence of the US military in Georgia brought more than humanitarian benefits. "We think that this really can be a deterrent for the future escalation by the Russian side in this conflict," Alasania said.
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