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Nordic governments call for restraint in South Ossetia

08/11/2008 
“The ongoing fighting in Georgia has an extent with is without precedence in Europe since the Balkan wars”, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says in a press release. Together with his colleague from Finland and Sweden, Mr. Støre now calls on all parties to end the fighting.
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-The conflict is a violation of core principles in international law and can have consequences for security in the whole region, Minister Støre says in a government press release. –Russian bombing and military action on Georgian territory is completely unacceptable and must seize. […] Now a heavy responsibility rests on Russia to get an end to hostilities and show respect for Georgia’s territorial integrity, he adds.
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In a statement from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Carl Bildt underlines that “it is extremely important that all those involved show restraint and play their part in bringing about a political solution. - A great responsibility rests on Russia and I expect Russia to act constructively and with restraint, he adds.
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Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Alexander Stubb, in a statement from the Finnish Government urges an to end all military action in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. "The intense fighting in the South Ossetian conflict zone risks escalation into a full-fledged war. War would have a devastating impact for the entire region. I urge the Georgians, South Ossetians and Russians to cease fire, end military action and stop further escalation”, the statement reads.
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