On Thursday, has started the working visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev to the Republic of Abkhazia, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia reported.
"Today, a working meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia between Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba. At the meeting, the heads of foreign affairs agencies discussed the state and prospects for the further development of the traditionally friendly South Ossetian-Abkhazian relations, including maintaining an active trusting political dialogue, increasing the effectiveness of mutually beneficial cooperation in the entire range of areas of mutual interest, stated the closeness and coincidence of the approaches of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to the main problems of the international agenda," the press service said in the statement.
They noted that the parties highly appreciated the dynamics of bilateral interstate relations, stressed the importance of ongoing work to coordinate efforts in the interests of strengthening regional stability and security in the light of current events in Ukraine, and expressed support for the actions of the Russian Federation to conduct a special military operation aimed at protecting civilians in Donbass.
As a result of the meeting, a joint communiqué was adopted.
For the South Ossetian part, Ambassador of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev and Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Tadtaev took part in the meeting, and foe the Abkhazian part- Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shamba and Deputy Foreign Minister Irakli Tuzhba.
The Joint Communiqué following the talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia:
The South Ossetian and Abkhaz Parties confirmed their desire to strengthen cooperation between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia in areas of mutual interest, for the benefit of the peoples of both states.
The South Ossetian and Abkhaz Parties confirmed their commitment to achieving broad international recognition.
The ministers call on Georgia to recognize the state sovereignty and independence of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia.
The South Ossetian and Abkhaz Parties declared their firm intention to achieve the signing of a legally binding agreement on international guarantees on the non-use of force by Georgia between Georgia and the Republic of South Ossetia, as well as between Georgia and the Republic of Abkhazia.
The parties expressed support for the actions of the Russian Federation to conduct a special military operation aimed at protecting the citizens of Donbass.
The Parties support the recognition of the sovereignty and independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.
The Ministers expressed their commitment to establishing a multipolar system of international relations and granting the right to express the positions of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia on the platform of the United Nations.
