Condoleezza Rais, USA ex-State Secretary denied information disseminated over mass media concerning her position in connection with the August war in Georgia, GHN reports.
Particularly some journalists said, as if Rais alleged Mikhail Saakashvili in triggering the war.
"This is outrageous to think that I could accuse Georgians. This absolutely is not correct, "- Rais said to the Weekly Standard.
"Indeed we were worrying that Russians will provoke President Saakashvili and he will let them to be provoked. But Georgians are not guilty in no case. I think this is clearly expressed in the text. " - She said, VOA reports.
She as well underlined that Russia was interested in August war in Tskhinvali. They wished the war..., they made every possible steps to provoke Georgians. "They shoot Georgian villages from South Ossetia, this was a reason for starting the war, "- she said. She noted the burden of responsibility for the war first of all lies upon Putin, "despite he was not a President this time he was most rigid towards Georgians. "