Secretary-General Responds to Military Conflict in Georgia

Late on Saturday night the Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon issued a statement on the current situation in Georgia, expressing his "alarm at the escalation of hostilities" between Georgia and Russia and voicing his concern that violence will spread beyond the South Ossetia zone of Georgia. He is particularly concerned about rising tensions in the Abkhazia region, urging "maximum restraint", as well as the safety and security of unarmed UN military observers. The Secretary-General is calling for an immediate halt to military actions, and urges both parties to work towards a peaceful settlement. (0:40)
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