Тhe South Ossetian Foreign Ministry assessed Naoero's decision to sever diplomatic relations as the result of external pressure.
The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry took note of the decision of the Republic of Naoero (formerly Nauru) to terminate diplomatic relations, calling this move the result of external pressure unrelated to the bilateral agenda.
The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry's statement noted that the Naoero government had been under significant pressure for a long time, often involving threats.
Tskhinval's position is that Georgia, with the support of Western institutions, "continues to use any means necessary—from political blackmail to economic incentives"—to achieve South Ossetia's international isolation.
"Such actions only confirm the difficult conditions under which small island states have to operate," the statement reads.
South Ossetia has declared its respect for the sovereign right of any state to independently determine its foreign policy, but has expressed regret that "the sovereign decision made by Naoero in 2009 was revised not due to a change in position on the substance of the matter, but rather due to external pressure."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has emphasized that South Ossetia has always valued the support of Naoero, which was one of the first to recognize the Republic after the events of August 2008.
Despite the current circumstances, the republic intends to continue its course of strengthening its international recognition and expanding ties with states that share the principles of justice and respect for the will of people.
"South Ossetia does not base its foreign policy on dependence on the opportunistic decisions of individual countries." "Our main ally is the Russian Federation, and our right to sovereignty is confirmed by the will of the people, which cannot be overturned by any diplomatic notes written under pressure from the 'collective West' and the actions of Tbilisi's emissaries," the Ministry has concluded.
Georgia's attempts to "cleanse" the diplomatic space around South Ossetia have been described as a futile struggle against reality that has no impact on South Ossetia's actual status.
