DECREE ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE NORTH OSSETIAN SSR on Recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia

Based on the undeniable right of every nation to self-determination and proceeding from the Concept of social-economic development adopted by the Supreme Council of the North Ossetian SSR and the Supreme Council of the Republic of South Ossetia, taking into account the unity of the ethnic, territory, historical, cul­­t­­ural and spiritual unity of the Ossetian People, the Supreme Council of the North Ossetian Soviet Socialist Re­­public decrees:

1. To recognize the Republic of the South Ossetia.

2. To inform the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, the President of the Russian Federation, the Parliament of the Republic of Georgia, the Supreme Council of the Republic of South Ossetia on the fact of recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the North Ossetian SSR A. Galazov

6 March 1993

(Archive of the OSCE Mission in Tbilisi/in Russian)