Putin to review Russia-breakaway Tskhinvali agreement
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A proposal to sign a closer cooperation treaty between Russia and Georgia’s breakaway Tskinvali region (South Ossetia) will soon be submitted to the Russian President for review.
The treaty, which has been assessed by Tbilisi as an "annexation attempt”, is a basic document that outlines closer cooperation between Russia and the Russian-occupied region of Georgia in a range of areas, including economic, social, humanitarian, foreign policy, defence and security.
The document envisaged the strengthening and reinforcing of Tskhinvali’s so-called border with Georgia, while at the same time, removal of the border between Tskhinvali and Russia.
According to Russian news agency TASS, the country’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a decree regarding presenting a proposal to sign the treaty to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who would review and consider the agreement.
"Signing the treaty will help consolidate the legal foundation of Russian-South Ossetian cooperation," stated the decree.
"The treaty is a basic document for stage-by-stage promotion of social, economic, humanitarian, foreign policy, defence and security cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia with the preservation of the latter’s state sovereignty.”
Medvedev said once the treaty was signed, "the sides will sign separate agreements on the afore-mentioned areas of cooperation, including the formation of a joint defence and security space and suppression of organised crime."
The treaty is expected to be signed for a term of 25 years with the possibility of its subsequent extension for ten-year periods.
The treaty is subject to ratification because it establishes rules that differ from those envisaged by Russian legislation.
Meanwhile, last week Tskinvali region’s de-facto president Leonid Tibilov said one of the points in the alliance and integration treaty envisaged cancellation of customs and border barriers between Russia and Tskhinvali, which made it necessary to strengthen Tskhinvali’s border with Georgia.
"Russia will take responsibility for technical equipment of the border between South Ossetia and Georgia along the entire perimeter," Tibilov said.
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