No US ships headed for Georgia's Poti: embassy

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TBILISI (AFP) — No US navy ships were to dock Wednesday in the Georgian port of Poti where Russian troops are still deployed, a US official said, amid irritation in Moscow over Western naval deliveries of aid.

"We are not aware of any plans for ships to go to Poti today," said an official at the US embassy in Tbilisi, who declined to be named.

The US embassy said Tuesday that a US destroyer and another ship were headed for Poti on Wednesday, but later that day said it was unable to confirm the plan.

The USS McFaul, a destroyer, arrived at the port city of Batumi on Sunday as the first of three US ships that are to carry thousands of blankets, hygiene kits, baby food and infant care supplies to Georgia.

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