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Russia will protect South Ossetia – RF defense minister
Published: 07 April, 2010, 14:48
Edited: 09 April, 2010, 23:01
RIA Novosti
TAGS: Arms, Military, Georgia, Russia
Russia is now fully responsible for the protection of South Ossetia according to an agreement between the two countries, signed on Wednesday.
"From today, the status of our military base in South Ossetia is changing,” said Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. “And certainly in signing the agreement, the Russian Federation undertakes full responsibility for the protection of South Ossetia.”
During the talks with the head of South Ossetia’s Defense Department, General-Lieutenant Yury Tanaev, “the parties discussed a number of issues of military and military-technical collaboration, including training of human resources,” according to Serdyukov.
“The danger of a use of force by Georgia in Ossetia’s direction is still present,” emphasized Russia’s defense minister earlier on Wednesday during the talks with his South Ossetian counterpart.
"The two parties are ready to “counteract to challenges to security in the region,” he added.
The agreement “was elaborated for legal management at intergovernmental level of issues linked to disposition and functioning of united Russian military base on the territory of South Ossetia,” according to sources in Russia’s Defense Ministry.
The agreement will be valid for 49 years, with a possibility of automatic extension for subsequent 15-year periods.
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There is no such a country "south ossetia". Russians want to control former soviet union countryes, specially Georgia, because Georgia wants to join NATO. Russian government don't care about thier own people, do you think thay care about ''south ossetia''? Also if you know the history there never been a country of "south ossetia'', communist regime made south ossetian autonomius republic when thay invaide a Georgia. This is the truth! One day Russia will suffer from exactly what thay did to Georgia.
Hehe. Russia is such bullies. Protecting seperatists, like Russia would have accepted that if it happened to them. Georgia is in the right to act against ossetia, you deal with rebels by sending in the army and beat them down. That method has worked for thousands of years and is still valid, now Russia want to stand in the way and let rebels flourish. Shame on you.
David and Eremitt have just descened for Mars apparently, oh, wait, they descended from Georgia, which explains their twisting history to suit their needs and angry words. Poor things, I realise your pride has been wounded, but it's time to calm down already and grow up. Realize finally that S. Ossetia and Abhazia are not your toys, but countries full of people who don't want to have anything to do with you.