He gave no further details but added "this will be solved by negotiation".
Moscow`s recognition of independence for Georgia`s breakaway enclaves has been condemned by the West.
But
Russia`s president says he has the support of China and four central
Asian states for its actions in Georgia, sending "a serious signal" to
the West.
Speaking at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO), Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said the
grouping`s united position would have "international resonance".
"I
hope it will serve as a serious signal to those who try to turn black
into white and justify this aggression," he said in the Tajik capital,
Dushanbe.
He was referring to Georgia`s attempt earlier this
month to retake the Russian-backed separatist region of South Ossetia
by force after a series of clashes.
Russian forces subsequently
launched a counter-attack and the conflict ended with the ejection of
Georgian troops from both South Ossetia and Abkhazia and an EU-brokered
ceasefire.
Call for dialogue
Reacting to Mr Medvedev`s
comments, China reiterated its concern over Russia`s decision to
recognise the independence of two Georgian breakaway regions.
"We
hope the relevant countries properly resolve the issues through
dialogue and consultation," said a foreign ministry spokesman.
The
SCO was established in 2001 on the foundations of an earlier grouping,
in part, to act as a counterweight to Nato influence in the region.
The
BBC`s diplomatic correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, says it is tempting to
see Russia turning eastwards as its relations with the West sour.
But,
he says, it would be wrong to see this as the emergence of a coherent
anti-Western bloc, as its most powerful member - China - could hardly
be more integrated into the international economy.
China also
sees territorial integrity and the defence of national sovereignty as
almost sacrosanct values in its diplomacy abroad, our correspondent
says.
Earlier, seven of the world`s leading industrialised
nations - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK - said
Moscow`s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia violated Georgia`s
integrity and sovereignty.
The group also said it deplored
Russia`s "excessive use of military force in Georgia and its continued
occupation of parts of Georgia".
The UK`s Foreign Secretary
David Miliband said Western countries should re-examine their relations
with Russia and warned Russia not to start a new Cold War.
Speaking
during a visit to Ukraine, Mr Miliband said Moscow had not reconciled
itself with the new map of the region and that the West should look at
ways to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas.
Russia said it was the last country that wanted a new Cold War.
President
Medvedev has said he was obliged to recognise the independence of South
Ossetia and Abkhazia following the "genocide" started by Georgian
President Mikhail Saakashvili in South Ossetia in August.
He also blamed Georgia for failing to negotiate a peaceful settlement.
