“Defending the Russian world, together we defend our history”: Alan Gagloev at the meeting with the State Duma delegation
Residents of South Ossetia fully support the peoples of Donbass, President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev said at the meeting with a delegation of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia, who arrived in the Republic led by the first Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Kazbek Taysaev to participate in the events dedicated to to the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR.
“We treat the residents of Donbass with special trepidation, because our people themselves have gone through what they have to go through. Today, every participant in the special operation from South Ossetia, who is there, is aware of his responsibility. Everyone understands that by defending the Russian world, we are together defending our history and building a common future. No one doubts that victory will be ours. Each of us is obliged to make every effort to bring this matter to the end,” the President stressed.
The head of state also expressed gratitude to the guests for their participation in the events held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR and the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Parliament of the Republic.
“I want to express my deep gratitude to you for always finding time and coming, and in difficult times you are always here,” he said.
The President has noted that the leadership of the Republic is always ready for a constructive dialogue with parliamentary parties.
“I want to express my gratitude to the respected leader of the Communist Party of the Republic Stanislav Yakovlevich for the fact that on almost any issue he is set for a constructive dialogue. We have developed a warm, trusting relationship, and we appreciate it. I am also sure that together with our Russian colleagues and friends we will continue to have an open dialogue. We are always glad to see you on the land of South Ossetia,” Gagloev has emphasized.
Kazbek Taysayev conveyed greetings to the head of state from the head of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov and the leaders of all factions and political parties of the State Duma.
“Today two great holidays coincided: the anniversary of the great country and the day of parliamentarism. The Parliament of South Ossetia has much to be proud of. Today we have discussed many issues with colleagues, and I think that a very professional team has gathered in the legislative body today, which helps and will help you in your work. You can always count on our support, you have it,” Taysaev said.
Taysaev has noted that the issue of intensifying joint work was discussed with colleagues in the Parliament of the Republic.
“It was noted that there were many issues that we could solve within the framework of parliamentary activities,” he said.
The parliamentarian has stressed that Russia will never forget about the assistance that South Ossetia provided to the republics of Donbass.
“I want to thank in your person the entire Ossetian people and the Parliament of South Ossetia for the step that you, as deputies, residents, took in 2014, extending a helping hand to the Donbass. You were the first to recognize the independence of the DPR and the LPR, and in fact, then, hundreds of thousands of people were saved thanks to the assistance provided by South Ossetia. The South Ossetian people are helping the Donbass republics with humanitarian aid as much as possible today. Our guys who are fighting in this territory are also providing great help. Thank you for that. Our great Russia will never forget this," he said.
Yana Lantratova, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Education, also welcomed the head of state and spoke about plans to hold an event in South Ossetia with the participation of parliamentarians from the State Duma and South Ossetia.
“I had the honor to lead the parliamentary friendship group between our parliaments on behalf of the Speaker of the State Duma. Today we had a very warm and sincere meeting in the South Ossetian legislative body, and I have realized that we really have very good prospects for cooperation. We plan to organize a trip of friendship group deputies from all parliamentary factions in the spring with the support of Kazbek Kutsukovich and hold a big event in South Ossetia. For my part, I will try to do everything to make the work of the parliamentary friendship group between our countries the most productive," Lantratova said.
The meeting was also attended by Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the RSO-Alania, head of the Communist Party faction Aslan Gutnov and Deputy of the Parliament of the RSO-Alania Chermen Dudayty.
For the South Ossetian part, the meeting was also attended by Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Alborov, Chairman of the Communist Party Stanislav Kochiev, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vladimir Kelekhsaev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Malkhaz Gagloev.
