TSKHINVALI. Dec 31 (Interfax) – South Ossetia is much more defense-capable now than before August 2008, South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said at a press conference in Tskhinvali on Thursday.
In commenting on opinions of analysts and Russian Defense Ministry specialists regarding the reality of new Georgian aggression against South Ossetia, Kokoity said he shares the opinion that there is likelihood of such aggression.
“The U.S. and a number of other states are rearming Georgia, and it has made up for the damage to its military potential quite quickly. Certainly, this poses a certain danger, but South Ossetia and Russia, with which we have signed relevant agreements, are closely following the situation and are ready for any turn of events,” he said.
Intensive negotiations with European countries and NATO are under way so as to prevent the replay of the August 2008 war, he said.
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