URGENT: Russia rejects Georgia's accusations of pressure over UN report

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected Georgia's accusations that Russia pressured the United Nations during the drafting of a report on the Caucasus.

Earlier Tuesday, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told journalists that the UN secretary general's report on the Caucasus situation had been compiled under pressure from Russia.

"This is empty rhetoric - we could just as well say that the report was drafted under Georgian pressure," said Igor Lyakin-Frolov, a deputy director of the ministry's information and press department.