Solid traditions of parliamentarianism had developed in South Ossetia to share experience in parliamentary activity with other states, stated the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity in his welcoming speech to the participants of the Round-table “Development of parliamentarianism – development of South Ossetia’s Statehood”, held in Tskhinval. We are building up normal relations. The agreements signed between the RSO Parliament and the State Duma of the Russian Federation set grounds for the development of our parliamentarianism”, stressed Kokoity.
”Today we should discuss not only the issues related to parliamentarianism, but also security, because the territory of South Ossetia is the Caucasus, the region with persistent security threats. We should do our best to ensure security and stability here”, emphasized the President.
Eduard Kokoity wished the participants a fruitful work.
It is worth mentioning that for the Russian side the Round-table was attended by the Chairman of the State Duma Committee for International Affairs, member to fraction “Edianaya Rossia” Konstantin Kosachev, the First Deputy Chairman of Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the RF, member of the Commission of the Federation Council on Regulations and Organization of parliamentary activity Alexander Torshin, the Vice-president of the Russian Fund “Institute of Eurasian Studies” Alexander Gerr, Russian TV journalist, presenter of the TV program “Odnako” Mikhail Leontiev and other Russian political scientist and experts.
The South Ossetian side was represented by the RSO Parliament Speaker Stanislav Kochiev, his predecessor, the previous Parliament Speaker Znaur Gassiev, deputy Speaker Yuri Dzitsoity, member of the Political Party “Edinstvo”, Deputy Parliament Speaker Mira Tskhovrebova and other representatives of the RSO Parliament.
