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A repetition of August 2008 is impossible for a distant historical perspective,” said Gennady Kokoev, a South Ossetian political and economic expert.

“Until 2008, South Ossetia was almost completely unrecognized state, except for the recognition of us by fraternal Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic. After 2008, South Ossetia moved into the category of partially recognized states, which is considered, for example, Israel and other countries.

Russia restored justice by recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, said Maxim Gvindzhia, Assistant to the President of Abkhazia for International Affairs, ex-Foreign Minister of Abkhazia. The same opinion is shared by the Presidential Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, ex-head of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry Murat Dzhioev - he has noted that both republics have come a long way in 13 years of recognizing their independence.

The recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation marked the end of the long-term stage of the struggle of our people for freedom and independence - the restoration of the statehood of Alania, said the Foreign Minister of the RSO Dmitry Medoev.

According to him, Ossetia will always be grateful for this historic decision to the leadership of Russia, to the entire people of the fraternal country for the support that the people of South Ossetia received in the difficult days of August 2008.

The wife of a Russian officer, Hero of Russia Denis Vetchinov, perished in South Ossetia during the war in August 2008, came to the Republic on another anniversary of the war to visit the place of his death on the invitation of President Anatoly Bibilov.

Residents of South Ossetia are mentally transported back 13 years, recalling the events of August 2008, President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov told reporters on Sunday during a commemorative action.

“Everyone remembers where he was in those August days, when the shelling was carried out, how they feared for the lives of their loved ones, how people buried the dead in their gardens ... Today everyone is experiencing mentally that the events of 13 years ago,” he said.

This is not the first time that such calls have been made, having long assumed the character of ritual incantations accompanied by demagogic discourses on territorial integrity, regional security, human rights, refugees and fundamental democratic values, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary issued on Thursday evening.

The agreement between Russia and South Ossetia on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship opens up enormous opportunities, said South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov.

The Western countries' statement is a demonstration of double standards, the Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament Alan Tadtaev told. the “Res” news agency.

“I have a counter question to the leadership of these countries. Why did they not hear the cry for help from South Ossetia for more than 20 years, from 1989 to 2008, when South Ossetia appealed to the entire international community with a request to protect the population of the Republic from Georgian fascism? This is a manifestation of double standards,” Tadtaev said.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov responded to Western politicians by advising those claiming the "occupation of South Ossetia" to turn to the reference books.

The statements of the Western countries, which called for the withdrawal of the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, are no more expensive than the paper on which they are written, Russia will not do this, Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, told RIA Novosti.

"It is clear that Russia will not withdraw any recognition. And from this point of view, these statements are no more expensive than the paper on which these statements are written," Zatulin said.