- 14:39 12/05/2012 SOCHI, May 12 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he expects the situation in the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia to stabilize, and pledged more aid to the now self-proclaimed republic.
- 13:44 06/12/2011 TBILISI, December 6 (RIA Novosti)
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Russia for setting up polling stations in its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia for Russian parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
- 15:32 03/11/2011 TBILISI, November 3 (RIA Novosti)
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued an official statement urging Moscow to immediately stop “the occupation of Georgian indivisible territories” of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 11:50 04/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti)
The government of the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia has restricted entry to the state ahead of the presidential elections on November 13, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Murat Dzhioyev said in an interview with Os Radio.
- 14:28 03/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti)
New Abkhaz President Alexander Ankvab will pay an official visit to Russia on October 6, the Kremlin said on Monday.
- 20:58 27/09/2011 UNITED NATIONS, September 27 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Tuesday Russia's readiness to act as a guarantor of non-use of force agreements between Georgia and its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 11:48 23/09/2011 SUKHUMI, September 23 (RIA Novosti)
The tiny Pacific Republic of Tuvalu has become the sixth country to recognize Abkhazia, Abkhaz Foreign Minister Maxim Gvindzhiya said on Friday.
- 13:21 05/08/2011 BOCHAROV RUCHEI (Sochi), August 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russia never had the goal of overthrowing the regime of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili but at stopping the conflict, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Russian and Georgian media on Friday.
- 11:41 05/08/2011 BOCHAROV RUCHEI (SOCHI), August 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed claims that Moscow was gearing up for the 2008 war with Georgia and said he "will never forgive" Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili for the deaths of Russians caught up in the conflict.
- 11:13 05/08/2011 BOCHAROV RUCHEI (SOCHI), August 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he does not believe that the United States encouraged Georgia’s aggression against its breakaway republic of South Ossetia in 2008, but could have given President Mikheil Saakashvili “wrong ideas.”
- 19:39 04/08/2011 BOCHAROV RUCHEI, August 4 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he saw no legal or factual basis for the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia to become a part of Russia.
- 21:08 02/08/2011 VLADIKAVKAZ, August 2 (RIA Novosti)
The people of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia would vote to join Russia, North Ossetia leader Taimuraz Mamsurov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
- 18:04 09/06/2011
Russia is urging the UN against approving a Georgian-backed draft UN resolution recognizing the rights of refugees from Georgia's breakaway regions to return to their homes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.
- 21:18 08/04/2011
Two Georgian diversionists and a Russian border guard were killed in a shootout in the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia on Friday, the press center of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
- 14:56 01/04/2011
The International Court of Justice on Friday refused to consider a case filed by Georgia accusing Russia of ethnic cleansing in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 16:31 01/03/2011
Russian sea border guards at the crossing with Abkhazia will receive two additional vessels in 2011, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Security Service's border guard department said on Tuesday.
- 15:17 21/02/2011
Georgia and its former republic of South Ossetia on Monday swapped prisoners captured in the wake of a full-blown war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, a South Ossetian presidential spokesman said.
- 15:08 16/02/2011
The Belarusian parliament will not discuss the possible recognition of the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a senior MP said on Wednesday.
- 13:40 27/01/2011
South Ossetia is concerned over Georgia's increasingly aggressive rhetoric, the republic's deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
- 15:48 26/01/2011
Abkhazia is concerned over the Georgian president's declaration that his country is at war, the republic's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- 18:08 17/01/2011
South Ossetia will start issuing new passports next month, the president of the former Georgian republic, Eduard Kokoity, said on Monday.
- 16:54 20/12/2010
The former Georgian republic or South Ossetia will remove the Georgian Lari from circulation in one district as of January 10, the republic's information committee said on Monday.
- 14:37 17/12/2010
Participants in the latest Geneva security talks have failed to achieve any progress due to Georgia's "non-constructive" position, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
- 14:57 15/12/2010
The former Georgian republic of Abkhazia will press for the UN to register Georgian refugees on its territory at security talks in Geneva, the delegation's chief Vyacheslav Chirikba said on Wednesday.
- 11:54 15/12/2010
Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh has informed the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, about his intention to start the creation of a full-scale border infrastructure along the Inguri River in the near future.
- 18:23 09/12/2010
Russia and the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia signed an agreement on Thursday on cooperation in customs control and border protection, the South Ossetian embassy in Russia said.
- 17:30 08/12/2010
Tskhinvali plans to discuss Tbilisi's non-use of force commitment and bring up the issue of refugees and international observers during talks on December 16 in Geneva, South Ossetia presidential envoy Boris Chochiev said on Wednesday.
- 17:59 07/12/2010
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has officially sent Georgia's peace initiatives for Abkhazia and South Ossetia to the international community, the president's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
- 12:18 29/11/2010
Georgia and South Ossetia must cooperate to overcome the aftermath of the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia over the republic, a leading official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday.
- 10:05 23/11/2010
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has said he will make a unilateral "pledge not to use force" over South Ossetia and Abkhazia and invite Russia to talks without preconditions.
- 13:41 21/10/2010
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed on Thursday reports that the Kremlin demanded that El Salvador recognize the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 20:57 19/09/2010
Over forty delegations are to visit South Ossetia on September 20 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the republic's declaration of independence, South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity said.
- 21:57 26/08/2010
Russia officially recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August 26, 2008.
- 13:00 26/08/2010
The former Georgian republic of South Ossetia is celebrating its second anniversary of independence on Thursday.
- 15:30 18/08/2010
The Kremlin may publish the transcript from a CSTO summit in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he was ready to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a senior Russian presidential official confirmed on Wednesday.
- 13:30 14/08/2010
The Kremlin regrets Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's inconsistent policy towards recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 09:02 14/08/2010
The Kremlin is ready to publish transcript of the CSTO meeting, at which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he was ready to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday.
- 13:03 08/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived on Sunday in Abkhazia on the first ever visit by the head of the Russian state since Russia recognized the independence of the former Georgian republic two years ago.
- 10:52 07/08/2010
Russia’s recognition of South Ossetia on August 26, 2008 could go down in history as the moment the world ceased to be unipolar, South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity has said.
- 15:57 05/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he is sure Russia did the right thing in August 2008 when it fought Georgia and recognized the breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 10:31 05/08/2010
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is to visit South Ossetia on September 20 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the republic's declaration of independence, South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity said.
- 11:30 03/08/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
- 10:28 03/08/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
- 13:44 20/07/2010
The time has come for the international community to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Tuesday.
- 12:46 19/07/2010
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity has arrived in Nicaragua on an official visit.
- 22:05 18/07/2010
Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh arrived in Nicaragua on Sunday for an official visit and was welcomed at the airport by Foreign Minister Samuel Santos and an honor guard.
- 21:13 17/07/2010
The presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia visits to Nicaragua and Venezuela - two of the four countries that have recognized the former Georgian republics' independence - go bust as both leaders landed in other countries.
- 20:43 17/07/2010
South Ossetian president Eduard Kokoity's plane made an emergency landing in Finnish capital of Helsinki due to technical problems, a source in Nicaraguan capital of Managua told RIA Novosti.
- 02:54 17/07/2010
The presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will on Saturday start official visits to Nicaragua and Venezuela - two of the four countries that have recognized the former Georgian republics' independence.
- 03:56 16/07/2010
Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili says he hopes Belarus would not give its vote for the sovereignty of former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 21:35 15/07/2010
The presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will pay weeklong visits to Nicaragua and Venezuela, two of the four countries that have recognized the former Georgian republics' independence.
- 15:20 07/07/2010
Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh on Wednesday rejected the U.S. state secretary's recent comments about the country's "occupation" by Russian troops.
- 14:22 06/07/2010
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin was accused of "cynicism" over recent comments on the August 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia by a Georgian first deputy foreign minister on Tuesday.
- 22:49 05/07/2010
Georgia and South Ossetia should resolve problems in their relations themselves, and not seek solutions from third countries, particularly the United States, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
- 22:10 05/07/2010
Georgia and South Ossetia should resolve problems in their relations themselves, and not seek solutions from third countries, particularly the United States, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
- 16:54 04/06/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Kiev will not recognize the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia despite improving ties with Russia.
- 20:24 24/05/2010
The president of the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia said on Monday the number of crossing points on the border with Russia should be increased.
- 12:58 14/05/2010
Despite improving relations between Russia and Ukraine, Kiev has no plans to recognize the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister said in an interview with a respected Kiev daily
- 18:11 07/05/2010
Georgia should start direct talks with its former republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the leader of the country's opposition movement For Just Georgia said on Friday.
- 12:40 29/04/2010
Abkhazian authorities will not allow any international monitors into the republic as there is no need for it, the former Georgian republic's president said on Thursday.
- 10:18 02/04/2010
The former Georgian republic of Abkhazia hopes Bolivia and Ecuador may soon recognize its independence
- 17:09 17/03/2010
Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh has appointed a special representative to international talks on security in the Caucasus, the presidential office said on Wednesday.
- 22:19 16/03/2010
In a rare expression of displeasure with the Belarusian leadership, the Russian prime minister suggested on Tuesday Minsk's failure to recognize two Georgian breakaway republics was amply compensated by its normalization of relations with the West.
- 20:47 05/03/2010
Britain and Argentina have renewed their unhealthy diplomatic exchange over the ownership and sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, which Argentineans call the Malvinas.
- 20:50 02/03/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave a strong hint on Tuesday that he may not recognize the independence of the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 07:33 12/02/2010
A "simple, but dignified" inauguration ceremony of Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh, re-elected for another presidential term, will be held on Friday in the former Georgian republic.
- 13:57 18/12/2009
The Belarusian parliament will not hold hearings on recognizing the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before spring 2010, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.
- 03:00 17/12/2009
The recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the tiny Pacific island of Nauru will not make the governments of the former Georgian republics legitimate, a U.S. State Department spokesman has said.
- 19:59 15/12/2009
The recognition of Abkhazia's independence by Nauru, the world's smallest island state, is utterly irrelevant, the Georgian minister for reintegration said on Tuesday.
- 13:09 15/12/2009
Nauru, the world's smallest island state, has recognized the independence of the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, with both countries signing an agreement on Tuesday on establishing diplomatic relations.
- 13:20 14/12/2009
Nauru, the world's smallest island state, has offered to join Russia in recognizing two Georgia's two former republics as independent states if paid $50 million by Moscow, the Kommersant daily reported.
- 13:59 03/12/2009
The Abkhaz Foreign Ministry said on Thursday Ecuador would consider the recognition of the former Georgian republic as an independent state.
- 16:54 10/11/2009
A delegation of Belarusian MPs will visit the two former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on November 17-19 to study their request on recognizing their independence, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.
- 12:26 05/11/2009
The Belarusian parliament has resolved to establish a working group to consider the recognition of the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Thursday.
- 07:42 05/11/2009
The Belarusian parliament is to consider next week the recognition of the two former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 17:22 30/10/2009
South Ossetia and Abkhazia will officially ask Ecuador to recognize their independence, the former Georgian republics' foreign ministers told RIA Novosti on Friday.
- 14:22 14/10/2009
Russia is not putting pressure on Belarus to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said on Wednesday in an interview with RIA Novosti.
- 18:30 02/10/2009
Russia will resist any attempt by Washington to prevent the recognition of Abkhazia by third countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
- 22:16 11/09/2009
Abkhazia hopes both the entire Latin American continent and the Middle East will recognize its independence.
- 21:37 10/09/2009
The Russian prime minister praised Venezuela on Thursday for recognizing the independence of the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- 18:37 10/09/2009
The Georgian Foreign Ministry condemned on Thursday Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as "extremely unfriendly," saying that the move would be "counterproductive" for Venezuela.
- 15:08 10/09/2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday his country recognizes Georgia's two former breakaway republics as independent states.
- 18:35 09/08/2009
On the anniversary of the start of the Russia-Georgia war, President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow would not revise its decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 20:52 21/05/2009
Belarus is set to boost economic, social and cultural ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a spokesman for the country's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- 15:46 01/02/2009
Russia will not press the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states for recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
- 15:10 22/01/2009
The Belarusian parliament will consider recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on April 2, a senior Belarusian lawmaker said on Thursday.
- 14:52 22/12/2008
- 14:21 17/12/2008
Belarus will soon recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, the state secretary of the Russia-Belarus Union State said on Wednesday.
- 18:37 10/12/2008
Belarus's parliament will consider Abkhazia and South Ossetia's requests for official recognition in the first half of 2009, a Belarusian lawmaker said on Wednesday.
- 13:36 10/11/2008
Lebanon wants to establish contacts with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and may consider recognizing the two Georgian separatist republics as independent, Russian daily Vremya Novostei reported on Monday.
- 10:45 03/10/2008
The Georgian Foreign Ministry denied on Friday reports that Somalia was planning to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 21:18 02/10/2008
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted on Thursday a resolution calling on Russia to annul its recognition of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
- 16:46 01/10/2008
Somalia will soon recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two Georgian breakaway regions recently recognized by Russia, the Somali ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday.
- 13:41 06/09/2008
Russia hopes other countries will follow Nicaragua's example and recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
- 12:07 06/09/2008
Nicaragua has recognized the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry said.
- 18:23 04/09/2008
Nicaragua has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, with President Daniel Ortega supporting Russian actions and criticizing NATO.
- 09:58 04/09/2008
Nicaragua is taking final steps to officially recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, in line with the president's decision, a deputy foreign minister said.
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