Georgia Signs Cease-fire Agreement

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia .

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she had been assured that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign an identical document.

The United States says the pact protects the former Soviet republic’s interests despite concessions to Moscow, reports the Huffington Post.

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