OREANDA-NEWS. Signing of the treaty will help consolidate the legal foundation of Russian-South Ossetian cooperation.

Implementing the President’s instructions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted to him a draft resolution, On Presenting a Proposal to Sign a Treaty on Alliance and Integration between Russia and South Ossetia (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty).

The Treaty is a basic document for stage-by-stage promotion of social, economic, humanitarian, foreign policy, defence and security cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia with the preservation of the latter’s state sovereignty.

As a follow-up to the Treaty, the sides will sign separate agreements on the afore-mentioned areas of cooperation, including the formation of the joint defence and security space and suppression of organised crime.

The Treaty is signed for a term of 25 years with a possibility of its subsequent extension for ten-year periods.

In accordance with the sub-item “a” of item 1 of Article 15 of Federal Law №101-FZ dated July 15, 2005, On International Treaties of the Russian Federation, the Treaty is subject to ratification because it establishes rules that differ from those envisaged by the Russian legislation.

Signing of the Treaty will help consolidate the legal foundation of Russian-South Ossetian cooperation.

The Government reviewed and endorsed the draft Treaty at its meeting on February 19, 2015.