Sarkozy warns Russia over Georgia
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told thousands of Georgians in the capital, Tbilisi, that Russia should stop making "threats" against its neighbour.
Sarkozy said Russia was considered a friend, but attempts to intimidate Georgia were "unacceptable".
He said Russia should abide by the terms of a ceasefire agreed in 2008, which the French leader helped broker.
It is Sarkozy's first visit to Georgia in three years.
"France sees Russia as its friend, as a strategic partner. But to restore confidence, threats, intimidation, threats and attempts to destabilise (the situation) are fully unacceptable," Sarkozy said.
Georgia accuses Russia of violating the 2008 peace deal by not pulling its troops back to pre-war positions and "occupying" the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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