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1 SEPTEMBER 2008 - EXTRAORDINARY EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA

Meeting in an extraordinary session on 1 September following the conflict that broke out in Georgia, the European Council unanimously expressed its concern at the consequences, particularly in human terms, of this situation and its condemnation of Russia’s unilateral decision to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.