latest news on georgia

September 3, 2008
Statement by President George W. Bush
Last month, Russia invaded a sovereign neighbor and violated Georgia’s territorial integrity.  The people of Georgia withstood the assault from the Russian military, and the international community rallied to stand with the people of Georgia and their democratically elected government (more)

September 3, 2008 - Remarks by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative, on the situation in Georgia, at the Security Council Stakeout, August 28, 2008
I wanted to make a couple of points, because I know during the period that I was on holiday, a couple of the news outlets wrote articles regarding contacts that I've had with Mr. Zardari and some additional issues regarding Afghanistan (more)

September 01, 2008 - Statement by the Press Secretary
White House Statement on Georgia
We welcome the European Union's decisions on Georgia today.  This extraordinary EU summit demonstrates that Europe and the United States are united in standing firm behind Georgia's territorial integrity, sovereignty and reconstruction (more)

August 27, 2008 - Joint Statement on Georgia by Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom
We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, condemn the action of our fellow G8 member...(more)

August 26, 2008 - Statement by President George W. Bush
President Bush Condemns Actions Taken by Russian President in Regards to Georgia
The United States condemns the decision by the Russian President to recognize as independent states the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia...(more)

August 25,2008 - Statement by President George W. Bush
I am deeply concerned by today’s appeal to President Medvedev by Russia’s Federation Council and Duma, the upper and lower houses of Russia’s parliament, to recognize the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent countries...(more)

August 25, 2008 - Foreign Press Center Briefing with Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza
I want to start by giving you the latest information that we have from the ground in Georgia.  I just checked to find out whether or not the withdrawals have begun...(more)

August 20, 2008 - Interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Zain Verjee of CNN
Well, first of all, there should be nothing provocative about this missile defense for Russia...(more)

August 19, 2008 - Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks After the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Level of Foreign Ministers
I have just finished attending a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers. That meeting has produced a declaration...(more)

August 19, 2008 - Interview Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Kim Ghattas of BBC
...In fact, we have sought exactly this outcome, because the strongest statement that you can make to Russia right now is:  You have used your military power against a small neighboring state;...(more)

August 18, 2008 - Remarks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice En Route to Brussels, Belgium
We’re going to hold a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.  This is an opportunity for NATO to review the situation in Georgia and to make an initial response to what has occurred in Georgia. (more)

August 17, 2008 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Interview On NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory
Well, the Russian President has made promises to the French President, the EU presidency several times that military operations would stop, that Russia would withdraw its forces. (more)

August 17, 2008 - Secretary Condoleezza Rice Interview on CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer
Well, the problem is, first of all, that the Russian President has given his word several times and it’s not been honored by Russian troops. (more)

August 17, 2008 - Secretary Condoleezza Rice Interview on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace
Well, there is a ceasefire and Russia is currently not in compliance with that ceasefire, although they have just this morning announced that their troops will begin to withdraw, and withdraw fully and completely back to the lines prior to this conflict tomorrow, on Monday. (more)

August 17, 2008 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice To Travel to Brussels and Warsaw
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Brussels, Belgium and Warsaw, Poland, departing on August 18. (more)

August 16, 2008 - Remarks by Secretary Rice to the Travel Pool
I think everybody understands that Russia had a choice to make over the last several years, and it was a choice that should have been opened to Russia, which was a choice to act in a 21st-century way, fully integrate into the international institutions. (more)

President Bush Urges Russia to Cease Military Operations August 13, 2008
The U.S. will “rally the free world in the defense of a free Georgia,” says President Bush, announcing that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is heading to Europe to support mediation efforts with Russia. (more)