Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon speak, at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is appealing to the five other leaders of an Asian security alliance for unanimous support over recent events in Georgia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)