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South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity on Thursday denied reports quoting him as saying the Georgian breakaway region intended to become part of Russia, the Interfax news agency reported.
"I have probably been misunderstood. We are not going to relinquish our independence, which we won at the cost of colossal sacrifices, and South Ossetia is not going to become part of Russia," Kokoity was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying in an interview.
"Yes, many in South Ossetia are talking about reunification with North Ossetia within Russia, and nobody can ban expressing such ideas. But South Ossetia is not going to become part of Russia, it intends to build civilized intergovernmental relations within international law with all states," he said.
Kokoity added that the breakaway republic plans to establish closer relations with Russia through its inclusion in the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
Earlier, the Russian news agencies Interfax and RIA-Novosti cited Kokoity as saying in a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that South Ossetia intended to join the Russian republic of North Ossetia and become part of Russia.
During the meeting, the leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia said the republic planned to join the CIS, the alliance of ex-Soviet states, and the Russia-Belarus Union State.
"I think that after signing the cooperation agreement we will apply to join the Union State. If the CIS expands, we are also ready to participate as well as in the Collective Security Treaty Organization," Sergei Bagapsh said.
Bagapsh dismissed reports that Abkhazia was seeking associate territory status with Russia, saying Abkhazia wanted to establish a peaceful, democratic and legal-based state.
South Ossetia and Abkhazia broke from central Georgian rule during wars in the early 1990s following the collapse of the former Soviet Union, but their self-proclaimed independence is not recognized internationally.
Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states on Aug. 26, two weeks after it concluded the recent conflict with Georgia.
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南奥塞梯领导人爱德华kokoity对周四否认报告引述他的话说，格鲁吉亚分裂的地区将成为俄罗斯的一部分，国际文传电讯社报道。
“我有可能被误解。我们不会放弃我们的独立，这是我们韩元的费用，庞大的牺牲，和南奥塞梯是不打算成为俄罗斯的一部分， ” kokoity引述国际文传电讯社说，在采访。
“是的，许多在南奥塞梯是谈统一与北奥塞梯与俄罗斯，谁也不能禁止表达这种想法，但南奥塞梯是不打算成为俄罗斯的一部分，它打算创建文明间关系的国际法与所有国家“他说。
kokoity补充说，分裂共和国计划建立更密切的与俄罗斯的关系，通过将其列入联盟国白俄罗斯和俄罗斯。
此前，俄罗斯新闻机构国际和规管影响评估-俄罗斯引用kokoity的话说，在一次会议在黑海度假胜地索契说，南奥塞梯打算加入俄罗斯北奥塞梯共和国，并成为俄罗斯的一部分。
会议期间，领导人格鲁吉亚的分裂的阿布哈兹地区说，共和国计划加入独联体，联盟的前苏联加盟国，以及俄罗斯-白俄罗斯联盟国家。
“我认为，后签署合作协议，我们将申请加入联盟国家，如果独联体国家的扩大，我们也愿意参与，以及在集体安全条约组织， ”谢尔盖巴加普什表示。
巴加普什被解雇的报告指出，阿布哈兹是寻求联营领土的地位，与俄罗斯，格鲁吉亚阿布哈兹说要建立一个和平，民主和法制为基础的国家。
南奥塞梯和阿布哈兹打破了由中央格鲁吉亚统治期间，战争在20世纪90年代初崩溃之后，前苏联，但他们的自我宣布独立，是不是国际公认的。
俄罗斯承认南奥塞梯和阿布哈兹作为独立国家联合体对8月26日，两个星期后，结束了最近的冲突与格鲁吉亚。