South Ossetian Foreign Minister: Russia views the Republic as the independent state
The Russian Federation currently views South Ossetia as the independent state. This was stated by the head of the Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Akhsar Dzhioev, at the final press conference held at the Information and Press Committee, responding to the journalists' questions about the possibility of South Ossetia joining Russia.
"I would urge realism here; this is a bilateral process," Dzhioev has emphasized.
The Minister has noted that Russia's position on this issue has been repeatedly reaffirmed.


