The central square of Sukhumi, Abkhazia, August 21, 2008
Photo: Dmitry Lebedev
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CIS Calls Off Peacekeepers in Abkhazia
The CIS Council of Foreign Ministers has passed a decision to stop the activity of the Collective Forces for the Maintenance of Peace in Abkhazia, RIA Novosti reports, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov stated at the end of the meeting, which took place in Bishkek, that “At our proposal, a formal, technical decision was passed on the cessation of the activity of the Collective Forces for the Maintenance of Peace in Abkhazia, which were established by the heads of state of the CIS.”
Interfax reports that Lavrov also said that the minister made a formal decision to exclude Georgia from the organization, acting on the application filed by the Georgian leadership. Lavrov said that Georgia’s membership in the CIS will cease a year after the filing of the petition for it, that is, in August 2009.
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