On the thirtieth anniversary of the settlement of the South Ossetian conflict
Russia's first peacekeeping operation began on July 14, 1992 in South Ossetia, was done in one breath and became an important work for the country, Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at an event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the peacekeeping operation to resolve the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
"This first peacekeeping operation was done in one breath, very quickly," the minister said. "This is a unique experience, when a commission was created in a few days, which included representatives of all law enforcement agencies. I mean: the future of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, then the state committee, Deputy Defense Minister, First Deputy Interior Minister, first deputy FSB, all this was put together," Shoigu added.
"I congratulate you all, thank you all very much for this - this is a big, important, necessary work for our country at that moment," he said, addressing the participants of that peacekeeping operation present.
"At that time, I am absolutely sure, especially my generation, we were absolutely convinced that all this was temporary, and our country would be big and strong again, and the Soviet Union would be back, and no one would go anywhere, everyone would live in peace and harmony," Shoigu said.
Sergei Shoigu noted that in the conditions of ongoing armed clashes, it was necessary to negotiate with representatives of both conflicting parties and with leaders of illegal armed formations who refused to obey the official authorities. "I will not hide it, it was difficult. But the result was worth it - Russia did not let the people of South Ossetia be exterminated."
"I really want all these events to really be history and never happen again," he said.
The South Ossetian War began on January 5, 1991. On July 14, 1992, a mixed peacekeeping force consisting of three battalions — Russian, Georgian and Ossetian - was introduced into the conflict zone. Sergei Shoigu was then co-chairman of the joint control commission for the settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations was born in South Ossetia
The principles of the work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were laid down during the first peacekeeping operation of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia in 1992, said the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov at an event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the peacekeeping operation to resolve the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
"Today we are carrying out state tasks on the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Ukraine. However, regardless of geography, the priorities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia remain simple things that you laid down in the distant 92 - efficiency, dedication and comprehensive assistance to people," the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said addressing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
According to him, 30 years ago tragic events took place on the territory of South Ossetia, in response to which Russia made decisions that became a signal to the whole world - Russia will not stand aside when a neighbor needs help. In the conditions of open military confrontation and humanitarian catastrophe, units of peacekeepers and rescuers were deployed to the region, many of you were direct participants in those events.
Later, the units of the Russian Emergencies Ministry provided assistance to the population of Abkhazia, Serbia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia in 2008, Nagorno-Karabakh and other hot spots, Kurenkov noted.
The world is being returned by force
Russia's peacekeeping operation in 1992 was a fateful event for South Ossetia, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev said at an event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the peacekeeping operation to resolve the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
"The day of July 14, 1992 has forever remained in the memory of everyone in South Ossetia who survived the tragic time of 1989-1992. Now it is difficult to even imagine what severe trials South Ossetia went through in those years. At the sight of a column of military equipment of Russian peacekeepers entering Tskhinval, women could not hold back tears. These were tears of joy - for the first time in several years, because Russia came to stop the armed aggression of Georgia, to save the people of South Ossetia," he said.
Gagloev added that "the beginning of the peacekeeping operation, without any exaggeration, was a fateful event for South Ossetia."
According to him, the deployment of the mixed peacekeeping forces meant an end to the horror of war and bloodshed - people believed that with the arrival of Russian peacekeepers, peaceful life returns and the revival of a ruined country begins.
Gagloev also stressed that the peacekeeping operation in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone has become an exemplary experience of Russian peacekeeping, one of the most successful in world practice.
The South Ossetian War began on January 5, 1991. On July 14, 1992, a mixed peacekeeping force consisting of three battalions — Russian, Georgian and Ossetian - was introduced into the conflict zone. Sergei Shoigu was then co-chairman of the joint control commission for the settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
The South Ossetian settlement was ensured by the dominant role of Russia - the head of North Ossetia
The South Ossetian settlement was ensured by the dominant role of Russia, the head of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Sergey Menyailo said at an event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the peacekeeping operation to resolve the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
"The main factor in the success of the South Ossetian settlement was the factor associated with ensuring the dominant role of Russia in the processes of maintaining peace and creating conditions for the transition to a political and legal settlement," he said.
According to him, in July 1992, Russian peacekeeping forces were introduced into South Ossetia. The format of the operation, defined a month earlier in the framework of the Dagomys Russian-Georgian agreements, allowed the deployment of the Russian battalion of the MC to be accompanied by the presence of the Ossetian and Georgian battalions.
The political mechanism for maintaining peace was the creation of a Mixed Control Commission – a diplomatic platform for direct negotiation process between the parties to the conflict. In this format, the main thing was done - the return of the necessary level of trust between the parties, the creation of a basis for the preparation of an agreement on the non-use of force and the beginning of a constructive dialogue on the political and legal status of the former autonomy.
"HBO"
