Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the Government's proposal for the signing of an agreement on the state border between Russia and South Ossetia, reported the Russian Internet portal of legal information.
"To entrust the Russian Foreign Ministry with holding talks with the South Ossetian side and on reaching an agreement to sign on behalf of the Russian Federation this treaty with possible amendments to the draft treaty approved by the Government of the Russian Federation; the amendments should not be principal " - the document says.
The document has been drafted and approved by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation on August 27, 2013. The Treaty is aimed at strengthening friendly relations with the Republic of South Ossetia.
The Treaty defines the border line between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, which runs along the tops of the Greater Caucasus mountain range and is designated on the topographic map, which is an integral part of the Treaty.
The border treaty will promote the international legal formalization of the state border of the Russian Federation, as well as the implementation of measures to strengthen the boundary.
