By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Union monitors have started their patrols of Georgian territory under a French-brokered peace deal.
Unarmed EU monitors in light armored vehicles have deployed in several areas near Georgia's separatist province of South Ossetia.
Hansjoerg Haber, who is heading the EU observer mission, instructed the monitors to be friendly and show confidence as they set out on their mission Wednesday.
Setting the stage for more tension, Russia warned Tuesday that it would not allow the monitors to enter a buffer zone surrounding the breakaway South Ossetia region. The Russian statement appeared to be another example of Moscow stalling on compliance with a cease-fire agreement it had reached after the August war with Georgia over South Ossetia.
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