President Saakashvili said he was grateful for China』s position, which showed reluctance to endorse Russia's recognition of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
「I am grateful to the People』s Republic of China, which took a very strict position, as well as the Central Asian states,」 Saakashvili said while speaking with the local authorities in the port town of Poti late on August 29. The Russian military still maintain two outposts at the entrance of the town.