POTI, Sep 13(AFP): Russian troops Saturday left their first camp near the strategic port of Poti in western Georgia, in view of the accord concluded on September 8 between Russia and the European Union, an AFP reporter witnessed.
A file of trucks and armored transport vehicles carrying troops left the observation post of Nabada at 7:45 a.m. (0345 GMT). The camp, which included some 70 soldiers, was set up near a Black Sea beach to control maritime traffic from the port of Poti.
"We shall leave soon. To Abkhazia and Russia," a soldier told AFP several hours ahead of the withdrawal, adding that the convoy would be coordinated "with other control posts" set up around Poti and Senaki.
Russian troops start withdrawal from Georgia
FE Team | Published: September 14, 2008 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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