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Russia would retaliate if Georgia used force-Lavrov
29 Apr 2008 18:46:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
LUXEMBOURG, April 29 (Reuters) - Russia would have to retaliate if Georgia used force in the breakway zones of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday after Moscow sent extra troops to Abkhazia.

"If Georgia puts in place the threat it has made on a number of occasions about the use of force in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, we would be forced to take retaliatory measures to protect the lives of our citizens," Lavrov said after talks with EU officials in Luxembourg. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; writing by Mark John)


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