German and Spanish warships carrying aid to Georgia entered Istanbul's Bosporus Straits on Thursday. Turkey earlier approved the transit of two U.S. navy ships to the Black Sea to transport humanitarian relief supplies to conflict-torn Georgia.
The United States was also in talks with other governments in the region to facilitate movement of relief aid to Georgians ravaged by the conflict between Moscow and Tbilisi.
"Turkey has approved three ships for transit into the Black Sea to transport humanitarian relief supplies to Georgia -- that will consist of two U.S. Navy ships and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter," U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said.
Ukraine calls for NATO control of Georgian waters
‘’NATO warships are authorized to enter the Black Sea and control Georgia’s territorial waters,’’ Commander of Ukraine’s Navy Boris Kozhin has announced. According to the commander, if Georgia officially applies to the NATO for help, the NATO member states will be authorized and even obliged to protect Georgians from the Russian aggression.
Mr. Kozhin condemned Russians’ behaviour in Poti port and said they were ‘’pirates’’.
‘’NATO boats should resume operating in accordance with international marine law and the culprit must be brought to justice before the Hague Tribunal for intrusion into Georgian territorial waters,’’ Mr. Kozhin said.
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