Bwakira said the peacekeepers reserved the right to defend themselves from insurgent attacks, but pledged that the force would not take sides in the conflict.
Mr Saakashvili should stop promising to regain control of the enclaves, and the West should insist on the case for international peacekeepers.
Kouchner says the idea of having monitors, or peacekeepers, was how Europe should conduct itself - to act on the ground and provide aid to people.
