Chairman Kerry Statement On The Situation In Georgia

The following was published by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 5, 2009. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement on the attempted munity in Georgia:

"It is our understanding that the mutineers have been apprehended and the situation is now calm. Georgia is an independent, democratic republic and any attempt to change the government of that country through non-democratic means is unacceptable. The Georgian people are committed to live in a sovereign, democratic nation and their will must be respected."

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Source: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations