State News Agency of South Ossetia
February 18, 2022

The Parliament of South Ossetia supported the State Duma of the Russian Federation on the recognition of the DPR and the LPR

Deputies of the Parliament of South Ossetia supported the appeal of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the need to recognize the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic and will send their appeal to their Russian colleagues.

“Expressing the opinion of the absolute majority of the citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia supports the efforts of the State Duma to recognize the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic…Russia’s recognition of the DPR and the LPR is a guarantee of the security and protection of peoples from external threats, a guarantee of strengthening peace and stability in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter,” the appeal of the South Ossetian parliamentarians to the State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, adopted on Friday, reads.

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“My opinion is that Russia’s recognition of the DPR and the LPR is a guarantee of peace and stability in these Republics, which will stop the death of civilians,” he said.

Gassiev added that knowing the importance of supporting other states, South Ossetia in 2014 recognized the DPR and the LPR as sovereign independent states.

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State News Agency of South Ossetia
February 17, 2022

The implementation of a number of measures with South Ossetia was discussed in Pridnestrovie [Transnistria]

Pridnestrovian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev held a meeting with the head of the Official Representative Office of the Republic of South Ossetia Vitaly Yankovsky.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, Vitaly Ignatiev highly appreciated the established interaction between the Foreign Ministry and the representative office, which serves as a basis for further expansion of practical cooperation between Pridnestrovie and South Ossetia.

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State News Agency of South Ossetia
February 17, 2022

Anatoly Bibilov instructed Ibragim Gasseev to present a report on the state of forces and means of the Defense Ministry

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov instructed the Defense Minister Ibragim Gasseev to conduct a drill review of the units of the armed forces of the Republic and present on Thursday a report on the state of forces and means of military equipment, weapons, personnel, as well as readiness for possible provocations from Georgia. The relevant instruction was made to the Minister at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

The head of state drew attention to the difficult foreign policy situation.

“We see how the events are unfolding in Ukraine. Georgia may well try to carry out provocations on this front. I am waiting for your report, which you have long ceased to provide me. Tomorrow at 11:00 I am waiting for the report,” the President said.

The head of state urged the officials to take their duties responsibly: “We don’t have time to stop working, we don’t have to relax.”

“The work of the government is aimed at solving social issues that are associated with improving the quality of life of the population. I demand that everyone be responsible for their work,” the President said, noting that preparations for the presidential elections in the Republic should not affect the work of the executive branch.