Saakashvili visits Russian-held Georgian port

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili traveled to the Black Sea port of Poti on Friday, where Russian forces have been holding positions since their brief war over South Ossetia.

The presidential office said Saakashvili would inspect damage in the wake of Russian air raids this month and would meet local officials.

Russian soldiers with armored personnel carriers man at least two checkpoints on the outskirts of Poti, a small oil and grain port, although it lies outside a buffer zone created by Russian peacekeepers.

(Reporting by Margarita Antidze; writing by Matt Robinson; editing by Jon Boyle)