Medvedev defends its independence in meeting with South Ossetian separatist leader
Moscow, Aug 13 .- The Russian president, Guild Wars 2 gold Dmitri Medvedev, today dnded the
independence of the Georgian region of South Ossetia during a meeting with the
separatist leader, Eduard Kokoity, dedicated to the reconstruction of the
territory.
"The recognition of the independence of the republic was hard and accurate.
The two years that have passed since then showed the need (that decision)," said
Medvedev in the resort of Sochi (Black Sea), according to Russian news agencies.
Medvedev, who visited last Saturday also separatist Abkhazia on the occasion
of second anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war for control of South Ossetia
(8-12 August 2008), says Russia not change its position on the secession of both
territories of Georgia.
"Between Russia and South Ossetia is close and friendly relations. The basis
of the relationship is the friendship and cooperation agreement" signed after
the war, he said.
For its part, the Kremlin Kokoity thanked "the people live for the second
year in peace" and that "Russian border guards to ensure stability."
"The ongoing reconstruction process," he added.
According to the newspaper "Kommersant", the Kremlin is unhappy with the pace
of reconstruction in the small territory of Caucasus, Russia and gave her 28,000
million dollars in aid (nearly one billion dollars).
Hundreds of Ossetian whose homes were destroyed during the brief but bloody
war, will have to spend another winter homeless.
Kokoity blamed Russian and Ossetian officials for delays in the work of
reconstruction, while the Russian press directly accuse the separatist
authorities of corruption.
While in Tbilisi Georgian territory administered by a number of houses have
been rebuilt, while other refugees have been housed in new housing construction.
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, and assure Ossetian
authorities receive no more money for the construction of housing and aid in
2011 were devoted exclusively to the modernization of infrastructure.
The independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has been recognized in these
two years only by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and the Micronesian island of
Nauru, while Kosovo has been for 69 countries since February 2008.
Georgian separatists have sent several delegations to Latin America to
convince countries like Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador to recognize them as states
independientes.
