Russia will continue its course of deepening cooperation and integration with South Ossetia, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, co-chairman of the Russian part of the Inter-parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Viktor Bondarev, said during the joint meeting with the parliamentarians in Tskhinval.
He has noted that he met with President of South Ossetia Alan Eduardovich Gagloev in the morning, and the conversation showed a common attitude to continue deepening cooperation and integration between Russia and South Ossetia.
“Our countries have special relations. We understand each other very well, we manage to build constructive cooperation,” the senator has noted.
He has reminded the recent meeting of the Presidents of Russia and South Ossetia in Moscow on May 10.
"Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has clearly stated that Russia, as in previous years, will do everything necessary to support South Ossetia. It has been emphasized that assistance will be provided in all key areas, including the economy, social sphere, healthcare and education," Viktor Bondarev has stressed.
According to him, Russian parliamentarians intend to actively work on legislative support for closer integration of the two states.
"We discussed this during the today's friendly, open conversation with Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Margiev," Bondarev has added.
The senator emphasized the importance of dialogue for understanding South Ossetia's priorities.
"It is very important for us to listen to each other, to understand what tasks are currently of primary importance for South Ossetia, and what we can do now to solve them," he has noted.
