Georgian PM Shot at, Envoys Try to Keep Peace in South Ossetia

Georgian PM Shot at, Envoys Try to Keep Peace in South Ossetia
Georgia is demanding that Russia's role in South Ossetia be redefined and the make-up of the peacekeeping force in the breakaway province be made more international. Coinciding with an armed attack on the Georgian prime minister, Moscow has sent a special envoy to the region to try and calm tempers. Tbilisi has repeatedly accused Russian peacekeepers of siding with the separatists. Moscow accuses Georgia of violating a 1992 peace deal. Bordering Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia tore away from Tbilisi's control in wars after the break up of the Soviet Union, seeking support from Moscow. In a resurgence of violence, Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania's convoy came under fire a day after three Georgians were killed in fighting. He was visiting Georgian-populated villages in South Ossetia. No one was hurt. Both the Russian peacekeepers' commander and separatist leader Eduard Kokoity have denied involvement in the attack. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Russian peacekeepers stand on guard at a checkpoint in Vanati, Georgia, some 10 km south of South Ossetia's main city Tskhinvali, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004. (AP)

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