December 21, 1991 was adopted the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia. A correspondent of IA "Res" asked the former head of the information department of the South Ossetian Joint Control Commission on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, the independent expert Inal Pliev to tell about the significance of the adoption of this document.
December 21, 1991 was adopted the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia. This was an important political step in the establishment of statehood of the Republic of South Ossetia. The IA "Res" correspondent asked a deputy of the Supreme Soviet first convocation of the Republic of South Ossetia, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev to comment on the significance of adoption of this document.
South Ossetia welcomes the statement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin on the unalterable decision of the Russian Federation to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Russia stands for normalization of relations with Georgia, but cannot reverse its decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Moscow.
The first meeting of the official representatives of Russia and Georgia held in Switzerland within the framework of settlement the Russian-Georgian relations, has not given any concrete results. There is every reason to believe that this will continue, and the planned meetings held "once within two or three months", will be another stillborn pseudo-diplomatic format like the "Geneva talks." This, certainly, will not affect the Russian-Ossetian relations and the situation in South Ossetia as a whole.
Lately, representatives of the new Georgian government have been actively discussing in the media the results of the 22 round of Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia. According to the Georgian politicians, their "constructive" proposals have not been announced, as the Ossetian and the Abkhaz participants "did not take into consideration that it would be better to take more positive steps in relations with the new government of Georgia."
IA "Res" asked the Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev to comment on the statements of the Georgian politicians.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received the members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Foreign Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov.
South Ossetia continues to insist on signing a legally binding agreement on non-use of force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, said Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
"In consideration of the new political situation of Georgia, we look forward to progress on this issue", - said the President of South Ossetia during the meeting with the heads of the law-enforcement agencies , referring to the results of the last 22 round of talks in Geneva.
Tomorrow, December 18, a new trilateral meeting of the joint Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI) will be held in the Georgian village of Ergneti, which is bordering on South Ossetia. This was declared by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at a meeting of the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov with heads of the law-enforcement agencies of South Ossetia.
Member States of the Community "For Democracy and Human Rights of Nations" express their profound concern associated with the position of the European Parliament and the U.S., which aggravates the military-political situation in the region.
