South Ossetia and Abkhazia have passed the same path to the formation of statehood, and today the republics are recognized by Russia, Raul Smyr, a veteran of the Patriotic War of Abkhazia, noted in a commentary to IA “Res".
According to him, "South Ossetia and Abkhazia achieved their goal at a high price, but this justifies the fact that children grow up in peacetime, the younger generation has all the conditions for development, receiving a decent education."
Referring to bilateral cooperation between the organizations of war veterans and disabled people of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia, Smyr has noted that before the coronavirus pandemic, the interaction was active, representatives of the two republics took part in public holidays of the two countries, and not only.
Raul Smyr has also remembered the Ossetian volunteers who took an active part in the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia, and he is personally familiar with many of them.
“All these guys are in our memory; we remember their feat and their contribution to the struggle for the freedom of Abkhazia. Igor Kokoev, Yuri Pliev ... their names can be listed and listed. But today the attention of our peoples is focused on the events in Ukraine, to the special operation to protect the civilian population of the Donbass, in which representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are also taking part. Unfortunately, there are also those who perished. The republics also provide humanitarian aid to the Donetsk and Luhansk residents. It is important to support each other and provide all possible support,” said Smyr.
The veteran of the Patriotic War of Abkhazia in South Ossetia can be called a frequent guest.
"I believe that further cooperation between the peoples of Ossetia and Abkhazia should go forward. In particular, our children should know each other, visit each other, hold joint events, etc.," he said.
"And these issues must be resolved promptly, and start today," he said.
