





Negotiations postponed for EU - Russia agreement
Sarkozy also announced that new international aid will be sent in the region and a conference will be organized, to help Georgia's reconstruction. EU will also accelerate the development of international structures designed to ensure that the "parties respect their commitments".
The EU meeting draft announced that revising the relations with Russia will be one of the topics in the summit. The final text issued after the meeting denounces Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Georgian separatist states, South Ossetia and Abkhazia and demands the member states to avoid such gestures.
The text does not include any references to sanctions against Moscow.