Title: The August 6 bombing incident in Georgia : implications for the Euro-Atlantic region /
Authors: Cornell, Svante E.; Smith, David J.; Starr, S. Frederick; Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
Publisher: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, SAIS ; ISDP,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Bombings Georgia (Republic); Bombings; Diplomatic relations; Strategic aspects of individual places; Georgia (Republic) Foreign relations Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Georgia (Republic); Georgia (Republic) Strategic aspects.; Georgia (Republic); Russia (Federation)
Abstract: "This paper examines the August 2007 bombing incident in Georgia. The first part provides a narrative chronology of the incident and the subsequent related developments. The second analyzes the implications of the event and the various reactions to it. The third and final section consists of a series of 11 appendices, consisting of Georgian, Russian and international documents relevant to the incident, including not least the two sets of expert reports from the site as well as the press release of the Russian investigation team."--Online description.
Contents: Introduction -- A Chronology of the Tsitelubani Events -- Conclusions and Implications -- APPENDICES : A. JPKF/OSCE Joint Monitoring Team Spot Report -- B. The Report of the Joint Monitoring Group -- C. Report of First International Group of Experts -- D. Press Release of Russian Group of Experts -- E. Report of Second International Group of Experts -- F. Commentary of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- G. Statement of the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the OSCE -- H. Declaration of the EU Presidency -- I. Talking points by Vitaly Churkin -- J. Statement of Georgian UN Representative -- K. Visit Of PR CiO Žužul to Georgia and Moscow, 22-24 August 2007 -- L. Fabricated Document of Western Experts' Opinions on Georgia Circulated in Tbilisi and Brussels.