Wednesday, 05 October 2005

GEORGIA WITHDRAWING FROM MOSCOW UNESCO OFFICE

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By empty (10/5/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Georgia has decided to withdraw from the Moscow UNESCO office, a source in the Georgian Foreign Ministry told Interfax on Wednesday. A note of protest containing this decision has been handed to UNESCO Deputy General Director Marcio Barbosa. The Moscow UNESCO office posted a map of Georgia on its website that did not include Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Georgia has decided to withdraw from the Moscow UNESCO office, a source in the Georgian Foreign Ministry told Interfax on Wednesday. A note of protest containing this decision has been handed to UNESCO Deputy General Director Marcio Barbosa. The Moscow UNESCO office posted a map of Georgia on its website that did not include Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This served as the reason for Georgia\'s protest. According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, Barbosa, during his meeting with Georgia\'s ambassador to France and envoy to UNESCO Natiya Dzhaparidze. (Interfax)
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