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14 March 2008 [11:05] - Today.Az
Russian parliamentarians intend to recommend the Russian executive powers to consider opening of Russian missions in three unrecognized republics-Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transdniestria.
14.03.08
11:05
Recommendations which Russian parliament will work out during today's parliamentary elections on the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be critical.
The due announcement was made by deputy Russian Doreign MinisterGrigory Karasin, Rosbalt reports.
He said unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence hindered settlement of conflicts on the post-Soviet area, creating additional tenseness.
In turn, Alexey Ostrovski announced that process of conflicts settlement on the post-Soviet area can be regarded in close connection with Kosovo resolution".
According to the diplomat, Russia made everything possible to maintain negotiation process on Kosovo in the framework of international law. "By protecting Serbia's sovereign right, Moscow protected the territorial integrity of Georgia and Moldova, yet faced stiff confrontation from the United States and big countries of Europe and this must be a bitter lesson, primarily for Tbilisi and Kishinev, as following the Kosovo precedent, the sovereignty of these countries, will hardly be protected only by Russia", Ostrovski said.
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13.03.08
16:04
According to Interfax, the said information is contained in draft recommendations, prepared by the Committee of the State Duma for CIS and contacts with compatriots, which offer to discuss and confirm by results of parliamentary hearings on the problem of unrecognized republics which will open in the State Duma in the midday on Thursday.
The draft recommendations fix the need to consider opening of Russian missions in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transdniestria and elaborate the issue on changing format of relations with the said three unrecognized republics.
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