South Ossetian parliament: Genocide of Ossetians could be stopped?

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Recognition of independence of South Ossetia is the only way to stop the genocide of the people of South Ossetia, the republican parliament's Vice Speaker Yuri Dzidsoity stated at a press conference at the Tskhinval-2008 international press center in Tskhinval. Georgian invasion of South Ossetia on Aug 7, 2008 became another stage in Tbilisi's policy of genocide against South Ossetians, REGNUM correspondent quotes Dzidsoity to state.

''South Ossetia regards Georgia's attack on our republic in the night of Aug 7-8, 2008, as yet another link in the long chain of genocide that was started in 1920. It was followed by events of 1989-1992, and later of 2004. In 2005, the parliament of South Ossetia adopted a very important, to my mind, document, in which a political and legal assessment of events of 1920 and 1989-1992 was given.''

''In each case, parliament of South Ossetia, having collected the necessary evidence, concluded that the events should be qualified as acts of genocide and adopted a declaration on the genocide of 1920 and 1989-1992. Parliament of North Ossetia recognized the genocide of South Ossetia. We insist that events of 2004 and 2008 are merely a development of Georgian genocide against South Ossetia,'' the Vice Speaker stated.

''Recognition of South Ossetia's sovereignty could, in fact, break this vicious circle. If we wanted the genocide of South Ossetians to be stopped — and it takes place not only in the territory of South Ossetia but also in Georgia itself — we had to do what the leadership of Russia did, we had to recognize independence of South Ossetia. It was the only civilized way to stop the genocide.''

''I want to add that Georgia has a huge army, and South Ossetia by definition could not had matched the machine, for per each citizen of our republic, including infants, there is an armed-to-the-teeth Georgian soldier,'' Dzitsoity pointed out.