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Bush calls Georgia's acting president: White House

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US President George W. Bush called Georgia's Acting President Nino Burdzhanadze on wednesday to reiterate support for Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, the White House said.

"The president reiterated United States supports for Georgia's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity," US National Security Council spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement.

He said Bush made the 10-minute phone call from Crawford, Texas,where the US president is spending his Thanksgiving holiday.

"The president told Burdzhanadze that the State Department will dispatch a delegation to Georgia to assess that country's needs and what the international community can do to support Georgia's reforms," McCormack said.

The State Department already announced the decision to dispatcha delegation to Georgia on Tuesday.

Burdzhanadze became acting president of Georgia after former president Eduard Shevardnadze resigned Sunday following weeks of political crisis triggered by a rigged parliamentary elections on Nov. 2.

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