STATEMENT BY THE
NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON EVENTS IN
SOUTH
OSSETIA
The
NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is seriously concerned about the
events that are taking place in the Georgian region of South
Ossetia and said that the
Alliance is closely
following the situation.
The
Secretary General calls on all sides for an immediate end of the armed clashes
and direct talks between the
parties.