Not discouraged by the lack of evidence even for alleged violation of Georgia’s airspace by a Russian jet, the United States promptly condemned the missile drop and reminded about its strong support to Georgian sovereignty.
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U.S. Stands for Georgia in Missile Conflict with Russia
Not discouraged by the lack of evidence for alleged violation of Georgia’s airspace by a Russian jet accompanied by firing a missile at a village there, the United States promptly condemned the missile drop and reminded about its strong support to Georgian sovereignty.
"Clearly, clearly we condemn any attack on Georgian sovereign territory," U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Matt Bryza told Reuters. "We can't say who did what at this point. We have no indication that Georgia targeted itself. That is for sure."
Bryza rejected the suggestions of Russia’s Foreign Ministry that some Georgian jet could have fired the missile to aggravate the conflict in the region. According to Bryza, the mere supposition that Georgia targeted itself gives rise to additional tensions.
Contrary to Russia, the response of Georgia “has been laudable and measured,” Bryza specified, pointing out that the necessary thing to do is to find a political solution to South Ossetia’s deadlock.
According to Interior Ministry of Georgia, Russia’s Su-24 violated its airspace August 6 and dropped a radio-guided missile in the conflict area of Georgia and South Ossetia. Su-24 was spotted by radars of Georgia, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili claimed.
Russia’s Ambassador to Georgia Vyacheslav Kovalenko denied any chance that a Russian jet could have violated Georgian airspace, far less fired a missile there. The ambassador made such statement to reporters after the meeting at Georgian Foreign Ministry, where he was summoned in the wake of the accident.
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