Bilateral_relationship Russia–South_Ossetia_relations

1 bilateral relationship

1.1 diplomatic ties
1.2 political ties
1.3 military ties
1.4 economic ties

bilateral relationship
diplomatic ties

dmitry medoyev, first south ossetian ambassador russia, presents letters of credence russian president dmitry medvedev on 16 january 2009.

russia , south ossetia established diplomatic relations on 9 september 2008, when russian foreign minister sergey lavrov , south ossetian minister of foreign affairs murat dzhioyev exchanged notes @ russian foreign ministry in moscow.

on 25 september 2008, president medvedev signed ukaz appointing first russian ambassador south ossetia, elbrus kargiyev, presented letters of credence south ossetian president eduard kokoity on 16 december 2008. dmitry medoyev, plenipotentiary representative of president of republic of south ossetia russia appointed eduard kokoity south ossetia s first ambassador russia on 13 january 2009. medoyev presented credentials russian president dmitry medvedev on 16 january 2009.

russian prime minister vladimir putin issued directive set russian embassy in south ossetia in 2009.

political ties

dmitry medvedev eduard kokoity on 30 april 2009 after signing agreement on joint efforts protect state border of republic of south ossetia.



russian president dmitry medvedev introduced members of south ossetian government president of south ossetia eduard kokoity, during working visit tskhinval on 13 july 2009.

eduard kokoity said during talks russian president dmitry medvedev become part of russia within several years , later retracted comments in interview interfax , stated may have been misunderstood, , south ossetia not give independence. russian minister of foreign affairs sergey lavrov, whilst in warsaw, denied south ossetia join russian federation. lavrov s position mirrored in august 2009 dmitry medoyev, stated south ossetia building independent state .

on 17 september 2008, russia , south ossetia signed treaty of friendship, cooperation , mutual assistance @ kremlin in moscow. according eduard kokoity sets out long term basic objectives , principles in areas strategic partnership between south ossetia , russia. in statement after signing of treaty, president medvedev warned georgia military adventure lead regional catastrophe . treaty ratified state duma on 29 october 2008.

in september 2008, united russia , unity party signed strategic partnership in order increase political cooperation between russia , south ossetia.

on 30 april 2009, russia , south ossetia concluded negotiations , signed border protection treaty @ kremlin, see russian border guards patrolling , securing south ossetian borders, until such time south ossetian government had set own service.

president medvedev made working visit tskhinval on 13 july 2009, becoming first russian leader visit south ossetia. visit, criticised georgia, saw medvedev confirming russia increase contacts south ossetia , implement numerous projects assist in rebuilding effort in republic.

following medvedev s visit, prosecutor general yury chaika, emergencies minister sergey shoygu , minister of internal affairs rashid nurgaliyev travelled south ossetia on 21 july 2009, attended opening of 2 rural police stations, , attended signing of interagency agreement between 2 countries prosecutorial agencies.

on 7 august 2009, dmitry medvedev in interview documentary in august 2008... stated russia continue develop bilateral ties south ossetia regardless of whether likes or not.

military ties

dmitry medvedev sergey makarov , anatoly serdyukov during visit russian military base in tskhinval on 13 july 2009.

the treaty of friendship, cooperation , mutual assistance signed in september 2008 came force on 20 january 2009, , stipulates russian guarantee of military intervention in case south ossetia should attacked. nikolay makarov, chief of general staff of armed forces of russian federation, confirmed in november 2008 full complement of 3,700 russian soldiers had been deployed south ossetia, in accordance mutual assistance treaty. after signing of 30 april treaty, russian border guards sent south ossetia , began patrolling border georgia.

in june 2009, makarov stated russian military presence in south ossetia reduced, development , staffing of russian military base near tskhinval proceed planned. in august 2009 interview ria novosti, eduard kokoity stated not believe there need increase russian military presence in south ossetia, , russian border guards have eased tensions in georgian populated areas of republic.

the alliance , integration treaty signed between russia , south ossetia in march 2015 formally incorporated south ossetian military russian armed forces.

economic ties

due small population , lack of natural resources, economy of south ossetia entirely dependent on russian finance , assistance, , formally integrated russian economy treaty in march 2015. after being instructed russian prime minister vladimir putin, in march 2009, russia allocated 2.8 billion rubles russian federal budget, part of agreements between russian ministry of finance , south ossetian counterpart, based on treaty signed in september 2008. russia allocated additional 8.5 billion rubles south ossetia in order assist in rebuilding housing, social amenities , utilities destroyed or damaged during 2008 war. according eduard kokoity, seventy percent of residential housing , eighty percent of administrative buildings in tskhinval destroyed in georgian shelling of city in 2008.