JCC will meet South Ossetian leader Kokoev on August 18 in Tskhinvali.
Renewed clashes in South Ossetia, which resulted in the death of three Georgian soldiers (initially death of two Georgians were reported), erupted late on August 17 just hours after the South Ossetian and Georgian officials agreed on a ceasefire. As a result, Tbilisi has announced that it will not pull out its extra troops from the conflict zone as was agreed earlier on August 17 during the talks in Tbilisi.
Georgian officials say a total of nine Georgian servicemen were killed in overnight shootouts during the past week in the conflict zone. However, the Interior Ministry refuses to reveal the names of the soldiers killed in action.
