Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Hylton (Crossbench). It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 October 2008.

Russia and Georgia

Question: Whether Russian forces have fully withdrawn from all parts of Georgia, other than South Ossetia and Abkhazia, in accordance with the agreement made with the European Union.

Answer: My Lords, in our view, Russian forces have withdrawn from the zones adjacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia and are no longer in the rest of Georgia. There has been some discussion about the checkpoint at Perevi, which, some believe, may lie a short distance beyond the de facto border and into the rest of Georgia. However, the EU monitoring mission initially judged that this checkpoint lies on the de facto border line. We do not believe that the checkpoint is strategically significant.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 704 c596
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Lead
Procedure: Topical questions (HL)
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Russia Georgia South Ossetia Abkhazia
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk