RT Arabic

Top Stories

: (NYC) : (LON) : (MOW)

It seems your Flash Player is a bit dated, try loading a new one free here.

download embed

<object width="280" height="225">
	<param name="movie" value="http://russiatoday.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://russiatoday.com/v/old/48a2dcb4eec34.flv&image=http://russiatoday.com/s/obj/2009-03-16/001.jpg&controlbar=over&skin=http://russiatoday.com/s/swf/skin/stylish1.swf"></param>
	<embed src="http://russiatoday.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://russiatoday.com/v/old/48a2dcb4eec34.flv&image=http://russiatoday.com/s/obj/2009-03-16/001.jpg&controlbar=over&skin=http://russiatoday.com/s/swf/skin/stylish1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="280" height="225" />
</object>

EU mediating peace in Georgia

permalink e-mail story to a friend print version

Published 13 August, 2008, 13:07

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the EU approves of the France-brokered peace agreement between Russia and Georgia.

Yahoo StumbleUpon Google Live Technorati

del.icio.us Digg Reddit Mixx Propeller

0/5 (0 votes)

rate this story

22:59 Polish PM proposes to strip president of veto right

22:03 Pig herd arrested in northwest Russia over debts

21:05 Main news of November 21

20:35 Lebanon warns of possible Israeli attack

19:54 China pledges continued support to UN peacekeeping effort

19:05 Iran to hold air-defense drills

18:00 Gaza militant groups agree to halt rocket attacks

16:51 India pushes for WTO reform

RT asks

Priest assassination in Moscow was committed by:

vote view answers without voting

Ignoring Gori arsenal would have been mad – Russian FM Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticised media reports on Wednesday which had claimed that Russian tanks were on their way to Tbilisi. Lavrov told a news conference that a Russian convoy driving away from Go

Ruined Tskhinval picking up the pieces With the ceasefire announced, residents of the South Ossetian capital Tskhinval are trying to gather what is left of their lives.

Miracle baby born in shelled Tskhinval A woman gave birth in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinval on the night when Georgian troops were bombarding the city with artillery fire. The fate of the little boy’s father is unknown, but an RT crew managed to find...

South Ossetia conflict: the legacy The five days of fighting in South Ossetia have left more than a thousand people killed and tens of thousands homeless. Following Georgia’s attack on its breakaway republic, it's hard to find a citizen who hasn't lost a...

Five days that shocked the world With all sides heading towards a final agreement on a peace plan, it’s the people of South Ossetia that have borne the brunt of the conflict in Georgia. More than 2000 people killed, many more wounded and thousands forc

Independence first, talks with Georgia second – Abkhazia Abkhazia’s Foreign Ministry says its principal condition of beginning talks with Georgia is Tbilisi’s recognition of Abkhazian independence. It also says that recent sessions of the UN Security Council have illustrated

South Ossetian refugees flow into Russia The total number of refugees from South Ossetia has topped 34,000. Convoys of refugees continue to stream into Russia's southern regions, where they are being provided with food and shelter. And with the humanitarian...

Russia mourns victims of bloodshed in South Ossetia Russia held a day of mourning for those killed during the five days of fighting in South Ossetia on August 13. People from the capital Tskhinvali, which became a battlefield after being attacked by Georgia, are...

Russia mourns victims of Ossetian bloodshed A vigil to remember the victims of the violence was held during the night at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Hospitals inundated by South Ossetian victims Doctors and psychologists are working around the clock in makeshift hospitals to help thousands of South Ossetians affected by the regional conflict. It may take months for victims to overcome the trauma of the bombardme

Abkhazia pushes Georgian troops out of Kodori Gorge Abkhazia has declared August 14 as a day of mourning for the victims of the Georgian invasion of South Ossetia. Meanwhile, Abkhazia has pushed Georgian troops out of the disputed Kodori Gorge and gained full control...

Bush expects Moscow to honour Georgian truce U.S. President George Bush has expressed concern over reports that Russian troops had entered Georgia despite the cease-fire. In a televised address, he said he expects Moscow to honour its commitment to the truce and...

Russian army hand Gori to Georgian police Russian peacekeepers are finishing their humanitarian mission in the Georgian city of Gori and are handing the city over to Georgian police.

Protesters demand real peace, not ceasefire Protests have continued once again outside the Georgian Embassy in Moscow. Many of the demonstrators have friends and relatives from South Ossetia.

Worst of the war wounded receive treatment in Moscow An influx of thousands of injured victims of the conflict in South Ossetia have started arriving in Moscow for specialist medical treatment. Hit by Georgian attacks on their homes and hospitals, they were forced to hide...

Ceasefire gives way to PR war The information war between Russia and Georgia is continuing, even after a ceasefire agreement has stopped the military conflict. On Wednesday evening, Mikhail Saakashvili spread panic in Tbilisi, by claiming that...

U.S. President George Bush makes a speech on Georgia-South Ossetia conflict U.S. President George Bush has expressed concern over reports that Russian troops had entered Georgia despite the cease-fire.

EU foreign ministers to send observers to Georgia European Union foreign ministers have announced they are prepared to send observers to Georgia in a bid to maintain stability. It comes as they are meeting in Brussels to discuss their response to the situation of...

Russian troops not heading to Tbilisi – Russia Russia has officially denied reports its troops have entered Georgian territory beyond the conflict zone, in breach of the ceasefire agreement. Throughout the day, major international news channels have been reporting th

The Georgian war minute by minute - August 13 15:13 GMT – Bush orders Defence Secretary Gates to start a “humanitarian mission headed by the U.S. military” in Georgia.

Ossetian refugees mourn their dead As the noise from guns and shells dies down in the conflict zone, the sound is replaced by the crying of desperate victims. Following Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia, it's hard to find a citizen who hasn't lost a relat

Worst of the war wounded to be treated in Moscow An influx of thousands of injured victims of the conflict in South Ossetia have started arriving in Moscow for specialist medical treatment. Hit by Georgian attacks on their homes and hospitals, they were forced to hide...

Amazing rescue of baby born on night of attacks Exclusive RT footage shows residents of South Ossetia's capital finally emerging from their basement shelters after days of heavy bombardment. One woman gave birth on the day fighting broke out in Tskhinvali, and until...

Stability rests on deciding Abkhazia, South Ossetia status - Lavrov The discussion about the security problem in the Caucasus is impossible without considering the status of the self-proclaimed republics, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia is not aggressor - US politician While US presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, condemn Russia's actions during Georgia’s offensive on South Ossetia, there are others on the campaign trail who take a different stance on the conflict.

Captured map shows Georgia planned to invade Abkhazia Russian troops have discovered what they believe are plans for an invasion of Abkhazia in a captured Georgian command post vehicle. On Wednesday, Abkhazian armed forces succeeded in pushing Georgian troops out of the...

No more fighting, but victims’ misery continues The fighting may have come to an end in South Ossetia, but the suffering and grief of the victims of the conflict is far from over. Almost every family lost a relative in the Georgian attacks on the unrecognised...

Kosovo raises Georgian breakaway republics’ hopes Tension between Georgia and its breakaway republics rose dramatically in the early 1990s, when Abkhazia and South Ossetia declared independence, though it has never been recognised. But earlier this year the two republic

Ceasefire reached Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy have drawn up a peace plan for settling the conflict in South Ossetia. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has accepted the plan.

Relief operation for South Ossetia gathers speed While politicians attempt to negotiate a lasting peace, volunteers are working around the clock to bring much-needed relief to refugees and those still living in areas ravaged by the war in the south Caucasus. World...

Masked gunman kills priest in Moscow

Efficient modernization - vision from Pres and PM

Skiing chiefs threaten Russian Olympic committee

Rubin claim Russian football crown for second consecutive year

Georgian Ex-diplomat turns TV boss

Clearing a path for Nord Stream

US to monitor Russia-EU gas agreements

United Russia party should change itself – Russian president

In condoms we trust: can contraceptives cool the planet?

Youth group vows to get “Putin’s granny” out of psychiatric clinic

Corruption clouds ability to address economic reform

Prime Ministers put on smiles to fend off new gas dispute

PPP puts toll roads into overdrive

Remembering Mstislav Rostropovich

The forbidden fruit of political irony in art

A-ha back in Russia to say goodbye

On Air

Skiing chiefs threaten Russian Olympic committee

Rubin claim Russian football crown for second consecutive year

Sarkozy apologizes for Henry’s handball skills

Remember the Large Hadron Collider? It’s alive & kicking!

Cannibals survived brain disease epidemic thanks to a mutation

Fusion power project launch date doubted

My RT-custom sitebar

« previous page

myspace hit counter