French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili haveagreed to a modified version of a peace plan with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev earlier ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia in support of the international peace plan promoted by Mr Sarkozy, who flew to Georgia after meeting Mr Medvedev in Moscow.
'It is a political document. It is an agreement of principles ... and I think we have full coincidence of principles,' Mr Saakashvili told a joint news conference with Mr Sarkozy this evening.
The changes made had been approved by Mr Medvedev and included removing a reference to talks on the future status of South Ossetia, the two men said.
Both sides have now declared a ceasefire, but each has accused the other of failing to keep its promises.
In a first US reaction to the ceasefire, Washington's envoy to the region, Matthew Bryza, termed the Russian move extremely positive.
Reports that Georgian villages were bombed after the cessation announcement were angrily denied by Moscow.
Background: South Ossetia
Mr Medvedev said the joint text he had agreed with Mr Sarkozy laid down six conditions for a lasting settlement.
Mr Saakashvili had given a green light yesterday to a four- point plan proposed by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, but some elements of today's plan appeared to be new.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that Georgia must agree to remove its troops far beyond the borders of South Ossetia and sign a legally binding pledge not to attack it again if Moscow were to agree to a peace deal.
The two sides also continued to argue about whether they were abiding by the ceasefires they have already declared.
'Despite the Russian president's claims earlier this morning that military operations against Georgia have been suspended, at this moment, Russian fighter jets are bombarding two Georgian villages outside South Ossetia,' the Georgian government said.
Russia's Defence Ministry dismissed the allegation as an 'information provocation', adding that Georgian guns continued to pound its positions in South Ossetia.
Mr Saakashvili had earlier addressed a huge crowd outside the parliament building in Tbilisi and was hailed as a hero for defending his country against aggression from Moscow.
Speakers denounced Russia as the crowd chanted: 'Georgia, Georgia!' Posters held up by demonstrators showed a photograph of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with the caption: 'Wanted: Crimes against humanity in the world.'
Mr Saakashvili appeared to cheers and pledged that one day Georgia would beat Russia. 'I promise you today that I'll remind them of everything they have done and one day we will win,' he said.
The Georgian leader also said his country was quitting the Commonwealth of Independent States, a loose grouping of ex-Soviet states led by Moscow, in protest at Russia's actions.
Russian forces moved into Georgia on Friday after the Georgian army launched an offensive to bring South Ossetia, which broke away in the early 1990s, back under government control.
At least 2,000 civilians have been killed and the UN estimates that more than 100,000 people have been displaced as a result.
All Irish citizens 'left or leaving'
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said that all Irish citizens resident in Georgia have now left or are in the process of leaving.
The Irish Embassy in Sofia is providing assistance in the form of information on safe places to exit, border crossings etc.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has also updated its travel advisory on Georgia, warning Irish citizens not to travel there.
Minister of state for Overseas Development, Peter Power TD, will attend a meeting of European Foreign Ministers tomorrow to discuss the situation in Georgia.
