Occupied Tskhinvali wants direct dialogue with Tbilisi
By Gvantsa Gabekhadze
Monday, February 25
Tskhinvali wants a direct dialogue with Georgia, a dialogue between “two independent countries.”
“We have always said that we are ready for direct talks with Georgia, though everything depends on Tbilisi,” Bibilov told the Russian Izvestia.
"We are ready to have a direct dialogue with Georgia or to hold the dialogue through mediators. Of course, we want Russia to be the mediator. At the same time, we have the main requirement to the Georgian side: the memorandum on non-use of force. The people of South Ossetia should be sure that the Georgian side will undertake this obligation under the memorandum and will not use military force. Until this does not happen, we have nothing to talk about," said Bibilov.
He also stated that the “most desirable guest”, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is invited to attend the celebrations in the summer in Tskhinvali, which will be dedicated to the 11th anniversary of the recognition of the region as an independent republic by Russia on 26 August 2008, in the wake of the Russia-Georgia war.
Tbilisi says that it will never sign the non-use of force agreement with Tskhinvali as this means the recognition of the occupied area as an independent country.
Only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have recognized the two Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent republics since the Russia-Georgia war in 2008.
If interim President of Venezuela Juan Occupied Tskhinvali Wants Direct Dialogue with Tbilisi
Caption: De facto President of the Georgian eastern, Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali Anatoly Bibilov.
Caption: Tbilisi says that it will never sign the non-use of force agreement with Tskhinvali.
Intro: Occupied Tskhinvali wants a direct dialogue with Tbilisi or such a dialogue to be mediated by Russia.
ays that Tskhinvali wants a direct dialogue with Georgia, a dialogue between “two independent countries.”
“We have always said that we are ready for direct talks with Georgia, though everything depends on the position of Tbilisi,” Bibilov told the Russian Izvestia.
"We are ready to have a direct dialogue with Georgia or to hold the dialogue through mediators. Of course, we want Russia to be the mediator. At the same time, we have the main requirement to the Georgian side: the memorandum on non-use of force. The people of South Ossetia should be sure that the Georgian side will undertake this obligation under the memorandum and will not use military force. Until this does not happen, we have nothing to talk about," said Bibilov.
He also stated that the “most desirable guest”, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is invited to attend the celebrations in the summer in Tskhinvali, which will be dedicated to the 11th anniversary of the recognition of the region as an independent republic by Russia on 26 August 2008, in the wake of the Russia-Georgia war.
Tbilisi says that it will never sign the non-use of force agreement with Tskhinvali as this means the recognition of the occupied area as an independent country.
Only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have recognized the two Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent republics since the Russia-Georgia war in 2008.
If interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaidópreserves power, Venezuela is very likely to revoke its recognition of the Georgian regions.
