The signing of the protocol of the fourth round of negotiations on the delimitation of the state border between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation has taken place in Tskhinval.
For the South Ossetian side the document was signed by the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, for the Russian side - by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vadim Postnov.
The parties have also signed a joint statement for the media, which is reproduced below:
The joint statement by the Commission of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia with the Russian Federation and the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the delimitation of the state border between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia
October 30 - November 1, 2012 the fourth meeting of the Commission of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia with the Russian Federation and the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the delimitation of the state border between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia was held in Tskhinval.
The meeting discussed the issues related to the preparation for the signing of the Treaty between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation on the South Ossetian-Russian state border. In particular, it was finally agreed on a draft Treaty and were verified the Albums of the sheets of the state border map, which will be annexed to the Treaty. The meeting took place in a spirit of constructive dialogue,
