国际英语新闻：G7 reaffirms support for Georgia's territorial integrity

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Seven reaffirmed on Monday its support for Georgia's territorial integrity and expressed "alarm" over reports that Russia's parliament voted to recognize two breakaway Georgian regions as independent states.

    "The G7 is united in support for Georgia's territorial integrity and alarmed by reports of Russian plans to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia," a U.S. State Department official said after a conference call among political directors of the group of industrialized nations.

    The G7 groups Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.

A Georgian soldier guards the entrance of the Senaki Military Base as civilians wait to enter Senaki in western Georgia, August 25, 2008. Russia's parliament unanimously approved on Monday resolutions calling for the recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states, a move likely to worsen already strained relations with the West

    The U.S.-led West has urged Russia to respect Georgia's territorial integrity and withdraw its forces from Georgia, a close Western ally.