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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Clinton concerned over Russian bases in Georgia region Reuters - 59 minutes ago Send IM Story Print By Arshad Mohammed TBILISI - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern over Russian plans to build up military bases in Georgian rebel regions and called on Moscow to end its "occupation" of Georgian territory two years after a war. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fired back, saying some people believe Moscow's forces liberated Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region in the August 2008 war, rather than occupying it, Russian news agencies reported. In Georgia on a tour to assure Russia's neighbours that President Barack Obama's "reset" with the Kremlin will not harm them, Clinton said Washington is still pressing Moscow to loosen its grip on South Ossetia and another rebel region, Abkhazia. "I came to Georgia with a clear message from President Obama and myself: The United States is steadfast in its commitment to Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Clinton said at a briefing with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. The White House consistently urges Russia to comply with the cease-fire that ended the 2008 war, "including ending the occupation and withdrawing Russian troops from South Ossetia and Abkhazia to their pre-conflict positions," she said. Hours later in Moscow, Putin -- without mentioning Clinton or the United States by name -- took issue. "Some believe it is occupied and some believe it has been liberated," Itar-Tass and Interfax quoted Putin as saying of South Ossetia. He also suggested Georgia should not look to the United states to solve its problems. "One shouldn't seek a solution on the side," he was quoted as saying. Along with support, Clinton warned Georgia against provoking the Kremlin or letting itself be goaded. The United States appears to be mindful of the tension that led to war -- and of concerns the previous administration's enthusiastic support for Saakashvili may have emboldened him to take on Moscow. "I would strongly urge that Georgia not be baited or provoked into any action that would give any excuse to the Russians to take any further aggressive movements," she said. Clinton also urged Saakashvili to do more to bolster democracy, suggesting the best way to coax the separatist provinces back into the fold would be through powerful political and economic improvements. "The United States will do everything we can to assist our partners, inside and outside the Georgian government, as they strive to strengthen democratic institutions and processes," Clinton said. A staunch U.S. ally, American-educated Saakashvili said initial concerns had faded and that Georgia was convinced the "reset" was being done "the right way ... not just changing relations with Russia at the expense of others." EMBRACING RUSSIA Echoing Washington's argument for embracing Russia more warmly than during the previous U.S. administration, when ties were badly frayed, Saakashvili expressed confidence the "reset" would ultimately "lead to a more modern, more open Russia." "That's only good for all of us around it," Saakashvili said. In August 2008, Russia crushed a Georgian assault on the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, launched after days of clashes between Georgian and rebel forces and years of tension between Moscow and Tbilisi. Russia strengthened its control over South Ossetia and a second breakaway region, Abkhazia, after the war, and has signed deals with the regions -- which it calls independent nations -- to build permanent military bases. "We consider such construction to be in contradiction to Russia's 2008 cease-fire commitments," Clinton said. She criticized Russia's "invasion and ongoing occupation" of Georgian territory. But asked how and when the issue might be resolved, Clinton gave no concrete blueprint or timeline, suggesting that all Georgia can do is build itself up as a democratic, economically thriving nation. "Whether it's in months or years, it's important for Georgia to continue its modernisation reform efforts," Clinton said. Russia's conflict with Georgia caused the worst rift with the West since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It also led some U.S. officials to question Saakashvili's judgement and the wisdom of the Bush administration's enthusiastic support. Washington has since sounded less eager to grant Georgia NATO membership -- a prospect that analysts have cited as fuelling Russia's actions in the 2008 war. Clinton praised Georgia's contribution of troops for Afghanistan and indicated it would help the nation's NATO aspirations. Taking care to be inclusive, Clinton reached out to the Georgian opposition by pointing to "shortcomings" in Saakashvili's rule and urging more efforts to bolster democratic institutions. She met critics who alleged arbitrary detentions, flawed elections and censorship. Clinton's trip also took her to Ukraine, Poland, Armenia and Azerbaijan -- all ex-Soviet republics or satellites. Clinton told Ukraine that NATO's door remained open, and in Poland witnessed the signing of a pact which allows the United States and Poland to carry out plans to station U.S. missile interceptors on Polish soil. Both issues have sparked Russian anger in the past, but Russia's leaders did not criticise either move. In a message congratulating Obama on U.S. Independence Day on Sunday -- amid a Cold War-style spy scandal sparked by the arrests in the United States of 10 alleged Russian agents -- President Dmitry Medvedev said it was "futile to try to downplay the importance of our achievements." 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