“Spreading by Georgia information of the treatment agreed with Russia on joint control over the South Ossetia and Russia border is an informational provocation”-stated the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity. “These rumors can not be explained in other way.
In the aftermaths of CIS summit held in Moscow the Georgian side is intensively spreading statements of achieving agreement with the government of Russian Federation pertaining to fulfillment of joint Russian-Georgian boundary and custom control at Russian-South-Ossetian and Russian-Abkhazian sectors of state border. This was particularly disclosed by the President Saakashvili on 26 February at the meeting with the participants and veterans of Georgian aggression against South Ossetian and Abkhazian people.
A round table on the topic of “Kosovo’s precedent and recognition of South Ossetia’s independence” was held in Tskhinval by the initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs. This was disclosed to IA “Res” correspondent by the Head of Information and Analytic department of the Ministry of Youth Affairs of RSO Alla Gagieva.
The Secretary of Security Council of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Barankevich called totally ludicrous the claims of Georgian side of ostensibly achieved by Russia and Georgia agreement of establishment of joint Russian-Georgian customs checkpoints at the Russian-South-Ossetian and Russian-Abkhazian borders.
The activity of 18 illegal Georgian Internal Ministry posts serves as a permanent source of destabilization within the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. This number is changing subject to the ongoing situation and during the aggravation of tension the number of posts and personnel is considerably increasing. It is necessary to note that establishment of posts within the conflict zone, both peacekeeping and law-enforcement should be agreed at the JCC meetings.
«US at last gave a go ahead and Kosovo issue became almost primary in the world policy, perhaps averting everybody from more significant problems»-stated to IA “Res” correspondent the Chairperson of State Committee for information and press of the Republic of South Ossetia Irina Gagloeva while commenting the situation over Kosovo and US actions in this regard.
The road services can not cope with continuous avalanches. Besides the road numerous villages are blocked by snow, reported to “Res’ correspondent representative of RF Emergency Control Ministry Vladimir Ivanov. «A heavy snowfall continues at highlands. According to synopticians predictions it may last for two days.
«On 17 of February eventuated declaration of independence of Kosovo and its subsequent recognition by a number of states. Thus precedent created of recognition of new states as well as a new approach to conflicts resolution. Considering inadmissible selective use of the principals and models in prejudice of democratic will of peoples in international practice, South Ossetia more than once stated Kosovo’s strive for independence is not precedent for it. Peoples of South Ossetia long before Kosovo proclaimed their statehood in accordance with international law and the then working legislation of USSR. However, the recognition of Kosovo must become a precedent for recognition of four unrecognized states at the post soviet space without fail, the more so since they has more legal and moral grounds for that»-said Murat Djioev.
«Processes in Kosovo before and after the declaration of independence has a serious influence upon world’s political situation»- said the deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Yuri Dzidtsoity while commenting the situation over Kosovo to IA “Res” correspondent.
M. E. Tkhostov head of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement from North-Ossetian part answered IA “Res” question.
Question: Recently there were disclosed the President of the Republic of South Ossetia E. D. Kokoity’s proposals directed at the reanimation of the negotiation process which found understanding and positive response in Moscow. New Government in Georgia was formed after the presidential elections and regular foreign policy initiatives declared and finally the independence of Kosovo was declared yesterday. How can you, as a representative of one of the sides of JCC, comment the situation over South Ossetia in the light of the last events?