TBILISI. Nov 17 (Interfax-AVN) - Georgia and South Ossetia on Tuesday launched the first phase of demilitarization of the conflict zone with the filling in of trenches and dugouts near the village of Tamarasheni.
Georgian State Minister for Separatist Conflicts Giorgi Khaindrava told journalists Georgia originally had some problems, as it failed to deliver bulldozers to Tamarasheni on time. However, the trenches near the village had still been filled in on Tuesday afternoon, he said.
The destruction of fortifications will be continued on Wednesday, he said.
Commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone Marat Kulakhmetov told the press that "despite certain lack of coordination between the sides, the demilitarization process must be continued."