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Russians 'agree Georgia deadline' Russians 'agree Georgia deadline'
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Russia has pledged to remove its forces from Georgian land - excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia - within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.Russia has pledged to remove its forces from Georgian land - excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia - within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, who met Mr Sarkozy in Moscow, said the pullout would happen once 200 EU monitors had been deployed in South Ossetia. Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, who met Mr Sarkozy in Moscow, said the pull-out would happen once 200 EU monitors had been deployed in South Ossetia.
Mr Medvedev also said he would need assurances that Georgia would not use force again. Mr Medvedev said he would also need assurances that Georgia would not try to use force in the region again.
And Russia also agreed to remove a key checkpoint from Georgian territory. But he made no mention of withdrawing troops from South Ossetia or Abkhazia.
In the same briefing, Mr Medvedev said there would be international talks on the area's security on 15 October. And he defended Russia's controversial decision to recognise the independence of both of the breakaway regions, saying the move was "irrevocable".
Among other measures announced after the talks, Russia agreed to remove a key checkpoint from near the port of Poti within a week - but only if Georgia signed a pledge to not use force against Abkhazia.
And Mr Medvedev said there would be international talks on the conflict, which would take place in Geneva on 15 October.
The two leaders took part in more than three hours of talks, which also involved the EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, and the European Commission head, Jose Manuel Barroso.The two leaders took part in more than three hours of talks, which also involved the EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, and the European Commission head, Jose Manuel Barroso.
Mr Sarkozy was pressing Russia to meet the terms of the ceasefire agreement and withdraw its troops from Georgia.Mr Sarkozy was pressing Russia to meet the terms of the ceasefire agreement and withdraw its troops from Georgia.
Russia says the deal allows it to keep peacekeepers in several buffer zones around two breakaway Georgian regions which it has recognised as independent. Russia had said the deal allowed it to keep peacekeepers in several buffer zones around two breakaway Georgian regions.
Russian troops entered Georgia after responding with force to Georgian attempts to recapture South Ossetia last month.Russian troops entered Georgia after responding with force to Georgian attempts to recapture South Ossetia last month.