Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Defense Ministry to address the military agreements with Abkhazia and YUO – In Russia and the CIS – News
June 16, 2009 – 10:00 pmPresident of Russia Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Russian Ministry of Defense to negotiate and sign agreements on cooperation of Russia with Abkhazia and South Ossetia in military field. As the Newsru.com, with a proposal to sign an agreement on cooperation in military field with the two states asked the Russian government.
At the direction of the President of the Russian Defense Ministry with the participation of the Foreign Ministry will hold talks and sign agreements on behalf of the Russian Federation on Military Cooperation.
In addition, the Ministry may with the approval of the Head of State to make in the draft treaty, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, the changes that have no principle.
Remember, in late April, the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Sergei Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity in the Kremlin signed agreements on joint efforts in protecting the state borders the two Caucasian republics. The documents state that the Russian side will provide assistance to government bodies of the two republics in training and in the establishment of a national border of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
In the presence of the leaders had also signed inter-institutional cooperation agreement and interaction between the FSB of Russia, the State Security Service of Abkhazia and the State Security Committee of South Ossetia.