TBILISI, March 24, 2004. (RIA Novosti) - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili asserts that the leadership of Adjaria is conducting negotiations on hiring militant in Ukraine and Chechnya.
"According to my information, the leadership of Adjaria is conducting negotiations on hiring certain persons in Ukraine and Chechnya for replenishing their bandit unit," Mikhail Saakashvili told reporters before flying to Western Georgia.
"I do not advise them even to think about it. If Chechen or Ukrainian mercenaries appear in Georgia, the organisers will be very much sorry for this," he said.
Mikhail Saakashvili believes that the Georgian law enforcement bodies will have a lot to be done for disarming bandit units, including those in the territory of Adjaria.
"Much work is in store for disarming bandit units," he said.
