“Defending the Russian world, we are defending our history together”: Alan Gagloev at a meeting with a State Duma delegation
Residents of South Ossetia fully welcome the President of Donbass, Alan Gagloev said at a meeting with a delegation of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia, who arrived in the republic headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, the Eurasian Meeting and Relations with Compatriots Kazbek Taysaev to participate in events dedicated to 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR.
“We treat Donbass with sick trepidation, because our people themselves went through what they had to go through. Today, every participant in special operations from South Ossetia who arrives there is aware of his responsibility. Together we protect our history and build a common future. No one doubts that victory will be ours. Each of us requires the president to make every effort to bring this matter to an end,” he said.
The head of state also created words of gratitude for participation in the events held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR and the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Parliament of the Republic.
“I want to express my deep gratitude to you for always finding time and arriving, and in difficult times you are always there,” he said.
The President noted that the leadership of the republic is always ready for a constructive dialogue with parliamentary parties.
“I want to express my gratitude to the respected leader of the Communist Party of the Republic Stanislav Yakovlevich for the fact that on almost any issue he is set for a constructive dialogue. We have developed a warm, trusting relationship, and we appreciate it. I am also sure that together with our public colleagues and friends we will continue to have an open dialogue. We are always glad to see you on the land of South Ossetia,” Gagloev said.
Kazbek Taysaev conveyed to the head of state the greetings from the head of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov and the voices of all factions and attacks of the parties of the State Duma.
“Today two great holidays coincided: the anniversary of a great country and the day of parliamentarism. The Parliament of South Ossetia has much to be proud of. Today we discussed a lot of work with colleagues, and I think that a very professional team has gathered today in the initiative body, which helps and will continue to help you in your work. You can always figure it out too, you have it,” Taysaev said.
Taysaev noted that the issue of intensifying joint work was discussed with colleagues in the parliament of the republic.
“It was common that there are many issues that we could solve within the framework of parliamentary activities,” he said.
The parliamentarian noted that Russia will never forget about the assistance that South Ossetia provided to the Republic of Donbass.
“I want to thank all the Ossetian people and the Parliament of South Ossetia for the step that you, as deputies, took in 2014, extending a helping hand to Donbass. You recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR for the first time, and once hundreds of thousands of people were saved thanks to the help that provided assistance to South Ossetia. The South Ossetian people today help the Republic of Donbass as much as possible with humanitarian aid. Our guys who are fighting in this territory also provide great help. Thank you for that. Our great Russia will never forget this,” he said.
Yana Lantratova, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Education, also welcomed the head of state and spoke about plans for the environment in South Ossetia. The event was attended by parliamentarians from the State Duma and South Ossetia.
“I had the honor to lead the parliamentary group of friendship between parliaments on behalf of the State Duma skerapi. Today we had a very warm and heartfelt meeting in the South Ossetian state body, and I realized that we really have very good prospects for cooperation. We plan to hold a gathering of a group of deputies from all parliamentary factions with the support of Kazbek Kutsukovich and hold a major event in South Ossetia. For my part, I will try to do everything so that the work of the parliamentary friendship group between the countries is the most productive,” Lantratova said.
The meeting was also attended by Deputy Chairman of the RNO-Alania Parliament, head of the Communist Party faction Aslan Gutnov and RNO-Alania MP Chermen Dudayty.
From the South Ossetian side, the meeting was also attended by Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Alborov, Chairman of the Communist Party Stanislav Kochiev, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vladimir Kelekhsaev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Malkhaz Gagloev.