1.   The two sides also agreed to maintain border troops at a reasonable distance.

2.   The meeting followed emergency talks held in Paris after border clashes in April and May, and an exchange of artillery fire between the border troops.

3.   I. Kalinichenko was appointed Commander-in-Chief of border troops.

4.   An agreement on the status of border troops was signed by five states.

5.   Quotas were agreed for financing of joint armed forces and border troops.

6.   Of the CIS countries, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine had decided to establish border troops.

7.   Russia had already put under its jurisdiction border troops in Tajikistan, and Tajik rebel forces were known to be receiving weaponry via this route.

8.   Georgia would also like American help in replacing the Russian border troops.

9.   The Georgian government fears that the Russian aim was to use its border troops and bases to encircle Chechnya and open up a new front in the war.