TBILISI. April 29 (Interfax-AVN) - The Georgian Interior Ministry has denied the information stating that the number of Georgian troops in the upper part of the Kodori Gorge exceeds 1,500 people.
"This information is false and is aimed at exacerbating tensions in the conflict area," Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said on Tuesday.
There are only police units in the Kodori Gorge and there is no military equipment there," he said.