Russia’s Foreign Ministry noted on Tuesday that "such a document is of cornerstone importance for interstate relations between neighbouring countries".
"We hope that this will dispel insinuations disseminated by the Georgian side that an alleged `annexation`, `merger`, `accession of South Ossetia [to Russia]` is being prepared," the ministry said in a statement, adding that "the aim of such speculations is to discredit Russian policy in the South Caucasus and to distort the essence of its cooperation with young republics."
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