Russian representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin
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Russia for Georgian Arms Embargo
Russia introduced a draft resolution to the UN Security Council to place an embargo on arms shipments to Georgia. “It is in the interests of all sides,” Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin told Agence France Presse. He admitted that several members of the council, especially the United States, are likely to block the resolution.
Russia also proposed holding an informal session of the Security Council in New York with representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Churkin stated that it is impossible to hold a session on the mandate of the UN observation mission in Georgia, which expires October 15, without the participation of the South Ossetians and Abkhazians.
Churkin informed the council that Russia had recognized the independence of the republics and described the details of the withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia. Russian checkpoints in arrears bordering Abkhazia and South Ossetia are being removed. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised on September 8 that Russian forces would leave Georgian within ten days.
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