Russia envoy confers with Shevardnadze, rules out military aid

Russian Ambassador Vladimir Chkhikvishvili met today with Eduard Shevardnadze. After the meeting, the envoy to Georgia told journalists that he considers the current situation in Georgia a very difficult one. At the same time, the ambassador ruled out the possibility that Russia would aid Georgia militarily.

Chkhikvishvili also commented on information being distributed by Georgia's National Security Council that terrorist acts, similar to those that took place in Istanbul, are planned for Georgia. He called the information serious and said foreign embassies had been put on alert. The ambassador also said that he and Shevardnadze had discussed at their meeting the general situation in Georgia and the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict.