OREANDA-NEWS. August 12, 2008. As he gave his fundamental assessment of the tragic events in South Ossetia caused by the aggressive military action undertaken by the Georgian leadership that resulted in thousands of civilian casualties and a humanitarian catastrophe, the President of Russia informed the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union that, in light of the success of Russia’s operations to oblige the Georgian authorities to restore peace, he has ordered the end of the operations.

The head of the Russian state expressed his satisfaction with the intensive dialogue between Russia and the EU aimed at finding viable solutions in the interests of long-term stability and security in the region affected by the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict.

Javier Solana thanked Dmitry Medvedev for his detailed analysis of the situation and expressed his hope that the framework for cooperation between Russia and the EU that has now been established will produce successful results.