Abkhazia–South Ossetia relations

Abkhazia–South Ossetia relations

Abkhazia	South Ossetia

Abkhazia – South Ossetia relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia, whose international status is disputed - they are both considered part of Georgia by the majority of the world's states.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia recognized each others' independence and formally established diplomatic relations on 17 November 2006.^{[citation needed]}

On 19 September 2005, a day before the 15th anniversary of South Ossetia's independence, President Sergei Bagapsh of Abkhazia and President Eduard Kokoity of South Ossetia signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation in Tskhinvali.^[1] The treaty was ratified by South Ossetia's Parliament on 27 December^[2] and by Abkhazia's Parliament on 15 February 2006.^[3] On 20 September, Kokoity awarded Bagapsh with the Medal of Honour.^[4]

On 26 September 2007, South Ossetia's first Ambassador to Abkhazia Robert Kokoity presented his credentials to Abkhazia's President Sergei Bagapsh.^[5] On 15 April 2008 South Ossetia's chancery in Abkhazia's capital Sukhumi was formally opened.^[6] On 10 December December 2010, President Kokoity accepted the credentials of Nodar Pliev, the ambassador of Abkhazia to South Ossetia.^[7]

In recent years, the governments of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been working closely together in search of more international recognition. The leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have also signed a mutual defense pact, stating that in case either country is attacked, the other must become involved in the other's defense.^[8] During the 2008 South Ossetia war, Abkhazian soldiers and volunteers backed by Russian paratroopers drove Georgian troops from their last stronghold in Abkhazia's Kodori Valley while Russian and South Ossetian forces were engaged in heavy combat with Georgian forces.

Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh and South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity sign a joint communiqué on 2 November 2006.
Photo courtesy of the Administration of the President of Abkhazia.

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