على موسكو التخلي عن فكرة "الوجود الدائم" في جورجيا (ساكاشفيلي) برلين 5-1 (أف ب)- دعا الفائز في انتخابات الرئاسة الجورجية ميخائيل ساكاشفيلي في مقابلة مع صحيفة "دي فيلت" الالمانية اليوم الاثنين موسكو الى "التخلي عن فكرة الوجود العسكري الدائم في جورجيا". واشار الى ان "روسيا تعهدت منذ عام 1999 سحب قواتها من جورجيا". واضاف "نتفهم ان روسيا بحاجة الى ضمانات لحماية حدودها الجنوبية". كما طالب موسكو بعدم التدخل في الشؤون الداخلية لبلاده قائلا "يتعين على موسكو على الاقل ان تؤكد لنا انها لن تتدخل في شؤوننا الداخلية. لكن لسوء الحظ فان الحال ليست كذلك حاليا". واضاف "لهذا السبب، سنستمر في توسيع قدراتنا الدفاعية" مشيرا الى "الدور المحوري" للتعاون مع حلف شمال الاطلسي في هذا المجال. وتتهم جورجيا روسيا منذ اعوام عدة بدعم الحركات الانفصالية في ابخازيا واوسيتيا الجنوبية وادجاريا. وكان ساكاشفيلي جدد امس التزامه الذي اعلنه خلال حملته الانتخابية بتحويل جورجيا الى دولة "مسالمة ومزدهرة" مندمجة في اوروبا ومحاربة الفساد والانفصال. ونفى الرئيس المنتخب ان تكون التظاهرات التي ادت الى استقالة الرئيس السابق ادوارد شيفاردنادزه تتعلق ب"انقلاب موال للاميركيين". وقال في هذا الصدد "نحن مجرد حركة موالية لجورجيا مع توجه اوروبي وقيم غربية". -- Moscow Must Abandon Idea of "Permanent Presence" in Georgia (Saakashvili) Berlin 1-5 (AFP) - In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt today Monday, the winner of the Georgian presidential elections Mikhail Saakashvili called on Moscow to "abandon the idea of a permanent military presence in Georgia." He indicated that "Russia has been promising to withdraw its forces from Georgia since 1999." He added "we understand that Russia needs guarantees to protect its southern border." He also asked Russia not to interfere in his country's internal affairs, saying "Moscow must at least assure us that it will not interfere in our internal affairs. But unfortunately, this is not the situation at present." He added "this is why we will continue to expand our defense capabilities," referring to "the pivotal role" of cooperation with the North Atlantic Organization in this context. For several years now, Georgia has accused Russia of backing separatist movements in Abkhazia, Southern Ousitia and Adgaria. Yesterday, Saakashvili restated his commitment, which he declared during his election campaign, to transforming Georgia into a "peaceful and flourishing" country that is part of Europe and to fighting corruption and separatism. The elected president denied that demonstrations which led to the resignation of former president Eduard Shevardnaze were connected to "a pro-American coup." On this subject he said "we are a pro-Georgian movement with European leanings and western values." -- Moscow Must Abandon Concept of "Permanent Presence" in Georgia (Saakashvili). Berlin 5-1 (AFP) In an interview with the German "Die Welt" newspaper today, Monday, the victor in the Georgian Presidential Elections Mikhail Saakashvili called on Moscow "to abandon the concept of a permanent military presence in Georgia". He noted, "Russia gave an undertaking in 1999 to withdraw its forces from Georgia." He added, "We understand that Russia needs guarantees in order to protect its southern borders." He also asked Moscow not to intervene in the internal affairs of his country saying, "Moscow must at least confirm to us that it will not intervene in our internal affairs. But, unfortunately, this is not how things are at present." He added, "For this reason, we will continue to expand our defense capabilities", noting the "pivotal role" of cooperation with NATO in this regard. For a number of years Georgia has accused Russia of supporting separatist movements in Abkhazia, southern Ousitia and Adjaria. Saakashvili yesterday reiterated the commitment he announced during his election campaign to transform Georgia into a "peaceful and flourishing" state assimilated with Europe and fighting against corruption and separatism. The President elect denied that the demonstrations that led to the resignation of former President Eduard Shevardnadze related to a "coup loyal to the Americans". In this regard he said, "We are just a movement loyal to Georgia, with a European outlook and Western values." -- Moscow Must Give Up Idea of "Permanent Presence" in Georgia (Saakashvili) Berlin 1-5 (AFP) - The winner of the Georgian presidential elections, Mikhail Saakashvili, called on Moscow in an interview with the German newspaper "Die Welt" today, Monday, to "give up the idea of permanent military presence in Georgia." He indicated that "Russia has since the year 1999 pledged to withdraw her forces from Georgia." He added, "We understand that Russia is in need of guarantees to protect her southern borders." He also demanded that Moscow not interfere in his country's internal affairs, saying, "Moscow must at least assure us that it will not interfere in our internal affairs. But, unfortunately, this is not the case now." He added, "For this reason, we will continue to expand our defensive capabilities," pointing to "the pivotal role" of the cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance in this area. Georgia has been accusing Russia for several years of supporting the separatist movements in Abkhazia, Southern Osetia and Edgaria. Saakashvili had yesterday renewed the commitment that he had declared during his electoral campaign for transforming Georgia into a "peaceful and prosperous" country integrated in Europe and fighting corruption and separatism. The president-elect denied that the demonstrations that led to the resignation of former President Eduard Shevardnadze are related to "a pro-American coup." In this regard, he said, "We are merely a pro-Georgia movement with a European direction and Western values." -- Moscow Must Give Up Idea of "Permanent Presence" in Georgia (Saakashvili) Berlin 5-1 (AFP) -Winner of Georgian presidential elections, Mikhael Saakashvili, called on Moscow, in an interview with the German "Die Welt" newspaper Monday, to "give up the idea of permanent military presence in Georgia". He pointed out, "Russia has been pledging since the year 1999 to withdraw its forces from Georgia." He added: "We understand that Russia needs guarantees to protect its southern borders." He also demanded Moscow to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of his country, saying, "Moscow should at least confirm to us it will not interfere in our internal affairs. But unfortunately, the matter is not currently so." He added, "For this reason, we will continue to expand our defense capabilities," referring to the "pivotal role" in cooperation with the Northern Alliance in this regard. Georgia has been accusing Russia for several years of supporting separatist movements in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Ajaria. Yesterday, Saakashvili renewed his commitment, which he had declared during his election campaign, to transform Georgia into a "peaceful and prosperous" country that is merged with Europe, and to fighting corruption and separation. The president elect denied the demonstrations that led to the resignation of the previous president Edward Shevardnadze are related to a "pro-American coup". He said in this regard, "We are merely a pro-Georgia movement with European tendencies and Western values."