Anatoly Bibilov at the meeting with Vladimir Putin. Sochi, May 2, 2017. Photo: press service of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia

04 May 2017, 19:24

Georgian MFA condemns Putin's meeting with Bibilov

Vladimir Putin's meeting with Anatoly Bibilov on May 2 in Sochi is a violation of the international law, said David Zalkaliani, Deputy Head of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

At the meeting, Anatoly Bibilov, the newly elected head of South Ossetia, noted the invariability of the course towards integration with the Russian Federation.

Mr Putin, for his part, noted that Russia and South Ossetia are implementing a number of joint programmes in the sphere of security and economic development.

On March 31, the Defence Ministers of Russia and South Ossetia signed an agreement on the incorporation of units from South Ossetia into the Russian Army. David Dondua, another Deputy Head of the Georgian MFA, has treated it as a violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Putin's meeting with Bibilov, which is "a rather provoking step," was held at the backdrop of Russian President's meeting with leaders of European countries, said Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the Georgia's Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.

In his turn, David Zalkaliani has treated Putin-Bibilov meeting as a violation of the international law and a continuation of Russia's "illegal and destructive policy" in the region, the "News-Georgia" reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

March 28, 2024 22:19

  • Court extends arrest of blogger Alyona Agafonova

    Alyona Agafonova, a blogger from Samara, accused of desecrating a symbol of military glory because of her video filmed near the monument "The Motherland is Calling!" has been left in custody until June 19.

March 28, 2024 22:13

March 28, 2024 22:03

  • Attack on Crocus City Hall highlights issue of state assistance to victims of terror acts

    In Russia, the status of victims of terror acts should be legislated and state assistance should be guaranteed to them, human rights defenders claim after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. According to the human rights defenders, the authorities still do not provide full-scale assistance to the victims of the terror act in Beslan and the militant attack on Nalchik.

March 27, 2024 16:51

March 27, 2024 14:49

News archive