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Abkhazia, South Ossetia address Belarusian Parliament with request to recognize their independence

16 December 2008 16:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanovaâ€“APA. The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is considering the appeals from the national parliaments of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to recognize their independence, Speaker of the Lower Chamber of the Belarusian Parliament Vladimir Andreichenko told reporters on December 16, APA reports quoting BelTA.
Vladimir Andreichenko said that the Belarusian Parliament received the request from South Ossetia on December 1. The address from Abkhazia had been delivered to the Belarusian Parliament before then. In line with the national legislation, these addresses will be considered by the House of Representatives after they are studied by the relevant commission.
â€œThe people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are friendly nations of Belarus. Our country was one of the first to provide South Ossetia with humanitarian aid,â€ Vladimir Andreichenko said.