Tarzan Kokoity, an expert of Media Center "IR":
The meeting of the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin with the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov is of great importance. The Russian state has once again confirmed its decision to recognize the statehood of South Ossetia and the intention to continue cooperation with our Republic and Abkhazia.
South Ossetia insists on improving the prison conditions of its citizens kept in the Georgian jails. According to the Deputy Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Khokh Gagloyty, the South Ossetian delegation has made this declaration at the today's regular meeting of participants of the Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI).
Russia will continue to support South Ossetia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin after a meeting with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.
"Russia will continue providing the necessary support to South Ossetia in strengthening its statehood, in addressing its economic and social problems. We will, as always, help creating conditions for better standard of living through creation of new jobs and revival of infrastructure, "- said the president of Russia.