Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, said Moscow would not reverse its decision on recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and added that bilateral cooperation agreements with these “new states” were being prepared.
“New states have already emerged,” he said in an interview with three Russian TV networks – First Channel, Rossiya and NTV – on August 31. “The process of their recognition [by other states] may take a long period. But our position will not change depending on this [process]. We have already made our decision and we have taken this decision irreversibly. Our duty is to provide peace and calmness in the region. Our policy will be based on that.”
He also said that Russia would provide comprehensive assistance to Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Moscow would undertake its responsibilities towards these two regions through bilateral agreements with them.
“Agreement, international agreements are now being prepared; agreements between the two states – the Russian Federation and Abkhazia and the Russian Federation and South Ossetia,” he said.
These agreements, he said, would involve economic, humanitarian and military cooperation issues. “These will be full-pledged international relations between the allied states,” Medvedev said.
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