Georgia is seeking a special meeting of the UN Security Council to address its recent missile dispute with Russia, Georgia's deputy permanent representative to the UN said Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters, Irakli Chikovani described the missile incident, in which a missile landed in Georgia on Monday, as an "act of aggression" by Russian aircraft. Russia has denied any involvement of its planes in the incident.
Chikovani said that his country could not tolerate such offenses against its citizens and sovereignty and would request the Security Council president to convene a special meeting to address the matter.
He said he would meet later Wednesday with officials of the Republic of the Congo, the 15-member council's president for August, in order to formally request the meeting.
He said that Georgia was also calling for a high-level investigation by the UN Security Council of Monday's missile incident.
Source: Xinhua
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