Leaders of EU Countries to Discuss Georgian-Russian Conflict at Special Summit

The leaders of the EU countries will discuss Georgian-Russian conflict at the special summit in Brussels today, September 1.
Lado Gurgenidze, the premier of Georgia and Eka Tkeshelashvili, the minister of foreign affairs of Georgia will represent Georgian side at the summit.
The summit is to discuss the issue concerning imposing sanctions on Russia cause of Russia’s aggression carried out against Georgia and recognition of separatist regions. It is not excluded that EU –countries limit withdrawing visas for population of Russia. Imposing economical sanctions on Russia are backed by Poland, Baltic countries and some countries of east Europe. As for positions of west Europe it is comparably mild concerning this.
The mediators in Georgian-Russian conflicts – France and Germany are supposed to demonstrate new initiatives at the summit.
The EU probably will call on Russia once again to withdraw its troops from the territory of Georgia.
Ahead of the summit the Premier-minister of Great Britain – Gordon Brown
fixed his strict position. The premier called NATO and EU countries to oversee fundamentally the relation with Russia.
Protest rally engaged to support Georgia will be held in parallel the summit in the centre of Brussels.