A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373490 The secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, Alexander Lomaia, testified that Russia had used about a third of its combat-capable land forces in the operation against Georgia, and “neither we nor any foreign intelligence service had any information about Russia’s expected full-scale invasion and occupation of a large...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
... recognize the regions' independence, along with Nicaragua. Georgia's [official website] secretary Alexander Lomaia decried the agreements, saying that they were effectively an illegal attempt to annex the regions. The US and the European Union have also criticized the deal, and spokespersons for NATO previously [JURIST report] as violative of international law.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
... recognize the regions' independence, along with Nicaragua. Georgia's [official website] secretary Alexander Lomaia decried the agreements, saying that they were effectively an illegal attempt to annex the regions. The US and the European Union have also criticized the deal, and spokespersons for NATO previously [JURIST report] as violative of international law.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... “We expect the Ossetian militias to leave shortly so that we can restore the old border,” said Alexander Lomaia, Secretary of Georgia's National Security Council, who had arrived with bodyguards to inspect the scene at Ergneti. The Ossetians have other ideas. One soldier, Ilich, said: “This is the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia and we're not going anywhere. Nobody here...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... not meeting their obligations if they do not withdraw from Akhalgori by October 10 at the latest,” Alexander Lomaia, secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, said. Related LinksThe Akhalgor district was controlled by Tbilisi prior to the August war, but it is now mostly held by Russia’s separatist allies. Moscow has recognised South Ossetia as an independent state and plans...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... not meeting their obligations if they do not withdraw from Akhalgori by October 10 at the latest,” Alexander Lomaia, secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, said. The Akhalgor district was controlled by Tbilisi prior to the August war, but it is now mostly held by Russia’s separatist allies. Moscow has recognised South Ossetia as an independent state and plans to maintain...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Russia and Georgia were bickering over whether the troops had fully withdrawn yesterday.The move was incomplete because Russian soldiers hadn't relinquished their grip on the disputed town of Akhalgori, said Alexander Lomaia, secretary of Georgia's national security council. Moscow considers Akhalgori part of South Ossetia."All we expect them to do is to quietly withdraw from regions...
