NATO has expressed concern over Russia's continued activity in erecting fences and other obstacles along administrative boundary lines within Georgia.
"This is in contradiction with Russia's international commitments and does not contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict (between the two countries)," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement on Wednesday. It has a negative impact on the situation on the ground, and it affects the lives of those citizens of Georgia who live on either side of the administrative boundary lines, he said.
The NATO chief called on the Russian government to remove these barriers.
He reiterated NATO's position that it supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders. The alliance called on Russia to reverse its recognition of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states.
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