The signing of the Agreement on Joint Military Base is the continuity of the Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Support concluded between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation on 17 September 2008, stated Deputy Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Alan Pliev commenting on the signing of the Joint Military Base Agreement between the RF and RSO 6 April in Moscow. “Russian military personnel fulfilling here functions on preventing reoccurrence of Georgia’s aggressions, had officially attained legal frames for their presence in South Ossetia. The broadly used worldwide practice of military cooperation allows securing states from outside military intrusion, as well as provide for exchange of experience in the military field, and South Ossetia has this advantage”, said Alan Pliev. According to him, security and stability from now on guaranteed by the Russian military presence would allow significant decrease of tension in the whole region and stimulate comprehensive development of the Republic of South Ossetia.
