Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and Interior Minister Giorgi Baramidze negotiated with Adjaran Interior Minister Jemal Gogitidze to withdraw his forces from the administrative border at the Choloki River and led Georgian Special Forces into the region.
Georgiens statsminister, Surab Sjvania, og indenrigsminister, Georgi Baramidse, forhandlede med den adjariske indenrigsminister, Djemal Gogitidse, om at trække hans styrker tilbage fra grænsen til Tjoloki-floden og lade georgiske specialstyrker komme ind i provinsen.