Abkhazia's President Sergei Bagapsh, right, shakes hands with South Ossetia's President Eduard Kokoity, left, during the sitting of the State Duma.
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South Ossetia, Abkhazia to Recognize Each Other, Ink Military Cooperation Agreements
South Ossetia and Abkhazia are willing to seal agreements on recognizing each other and on military cooperation, South Ossetia’s Ambassador to Abkhazia Robert Kokoev told RIA Novosti.
“Any state has allies, and given the world situation, in which we are living, this [signing the agreements] is of high priority. Avoiding it is impossible with the neighbor that we have,” Kokoev reasoned. The republics recognized each other even earlier, but they are willing to seal a new agreement in capacity of the recognized states.
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev declared August 26 that he inked decrees on recognizing independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
“I cannot say when it will take place, given what happened to South Ossetia’s capital. The buildings of Foreign Ministry and parliament have been destroyed completely, including all documents, and rebuilding will take time,” Kokoev explained, pointing out that South Ossetia’s embassy has been working in Abkhazia since September of 2007.
“We were ready for the independence, looking forward to it. We have a complete cooperation program covering cultural, economic and customs directions. In certain extent, we began the work, but the war has hampered it,” the ambassador added.
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