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Tension mounts as U.S. warship docks in Poti, Russians not allowed to inspect cargo
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[link to www.standaard.be]
google translation:
American flagship arrived in Georgia
AP
POTI - The flagship of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, the Mount Whitney, arrived Friday in the port of Poti in Georgia. The port is controlled by Russian troops.
The Whitney anchored just the port , said harbourmaster Vachtang Tavberidze.
Contrary to earlier reports said Lieutenant-Colonel John Dorrian Friday that the Russians will not be allowed to inspect the cargo.
Dorrian is spokesman of EUCOM, the U.S. Army forces in Europe. About inspection by the Russians, he said: "That we do not allow . The port of Poti is Georgian territory. "
The Russian Prime Minister Valdimir Putin has expressed his misgivings about the presence of warships from the United States and NATO.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow did not declare that Russia is considering military response, because the presence of naval ships in the Black Sea in international treaties is regulated.
A spokesman said that U.S. aid and statements such as that of Vice President Dick Cheney encourage 'aggressive ambitions "of the Georgian government . Cheney spent Thursday on a visit to Tbilisi, where he continued to support the government of President Mikhail Saakachvili .
The spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrey Nesterenko, Friday asked aloud why the Americans use warships to transport humanitarian relief.
"It is unlikely that warships of this type can deliver of large quantities of humanitarian aid. Certainly, these ships have overcome, but usually include only stocks for the crew, and important things for the trip. How can such a ship transporting relief're much? "
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