South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev suspended the decree on calling a referendum on the country s entry into Russia until consultations are complete with Moscow, media reports said on Tuesday.
On July 17, the Russian-occupied Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia will hold a referendum on joining Russia (Radio Tavisupleba, May, 13). Anatoly Bibilov, who is serving out his term as the head of the separatist regime in Tskhinvali, signed a decree to hold the referendum shortly after he lost the May 8 presidential election to Akan Gagloev, the leader …
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