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"Caucasus is the foothold of Russia"
Published: 23 October, 2010, 12:20
Edited: 26 October, 2010, 13:32
RIA Novosti / Said Tcarnaev
TAGS: Military, Chechnya, Russia, Politics
The deputy head of the Russian President’s administration, Vladislav Surkov, has spoken about the significance of the Caucasus for Russia during his visit to the Chechen Republic.
Russia’s government has no doubts about the Caucasus being an indispensable part of the country, he said at a meeting with some of the republic’s youth.
“The Caucasus is the foothold, the fundament of Russia,” Surkov claimed. “Not only metaphorically, but also literally. It’s a rock that Russia stands on – it’s the country’s ground.”
The presidential administration’s deputy head said there are still some people in the country that ask whether or not Russia needs the region.
“There is some speculation like this – let’s not pretend it doesn’t exist,” he professed. “But I claim with full responsibility that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have never doubted the unity and integrity of Russian State.”
“Everybody should know that the Caucasus were and always will be a part of Russia,” Surkov emphasized.
National questions are never easy, the politician stated. “These are questions that rise in front of every multi-national country, and there is now easy and all-acceptable solution for all the world’s nations, but there is no need to wait until they invent solutions somewhere abroad.”
Vladislav Surkov called for young Chechens not to express excessive anger when in different Russia’s regions they encounter “some prejudgment” toward themselves. “All the foes of the Chechen nation should know that no nation in modern history has spilled more blood for the unity and integrity of Russia than Chechnya,” he said.
“It’s in the interests of any nation to be within a bigger nation yet conserve its own culture and traditions,” the Kremlin official said. “But there is no need to isolate oneself in them. It’s essential to adopt the best from other nations of your country’s culture and world culture.”
“Stick together,” Surkov concluded. “We are 14 million. Together we’ll make Russia a powerful, mighty and prosperous country.”
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The common people in Caucasus have nothing against Moscow, the divider that promote independent are outsider, whom conspire Russia Collapse.
Andorra, the 80,000 people montanous country placed between Spain and France in the Pyrenees, can be an example for a future agreement between Russia and Georgia about South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Even if Andorra is an independent nation, there are two Chiefs of States (the President of France, and the Archbishop of the Spanish town of Seo de Urgel) So perhaps South Ossetia and Abkhazia could have a joint Chief of State from Georgia and Russia, with just symbolic power. The Chiefs of State of Andorra cannot interfere in its national affairs.
It's a good idea Enrique, but I'm afraid it's not necessary in this case. Georgia has zero claim to both S Ossetia and Abkhazia because both territories joined the Soviet Union at different times than Georgia. Meaning that before the Soviet Union, these territories were NOT part of Georgia. And so, just as Georgia sought its independence from the Soviet Union, S Ossetia and Abkhazia have the same equal right to seek independence from the Soviet Union.