DECISION TAKEN BY THE 14TH SESSION OF THE SOUTH OSSETIAN OBLAST COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE’S DEPUTIES OF THE 20TH CONVOCATION on performance of military service in the Soviet Army by the conscripts from the South Ossetia

The 14th Session of the Oblast Council of People’s Deputies of 20th convocation of the South Ossetia notes that as a result of unstable political situation and tensed inter-ethnic relations in the USSR, in some of republics, including Georgia, a mass rejection to serve in the Soviet Army has been observed over recent years. The Supreme Council of Georgia took a decision on so-called “Alternative Military Service” that permits the conscripts of Georgian nationality to perform the military service on the territory of the Republic of Georgia within the internal formations.

The conscripts from the South Ossetia for over the years have performed their military duties before the homeland in dignity but due to the drastic changes of the inter-ethnic relations the condition of Ossetian conscripts is getting difficult and there is vital necessity to protect the interests of the youth of South Ossetia.

Proceeding from the aforementioned, the 14th Session of the Oblast Council of People’s Deputies of 20th convocation of the South Ossetia decides:

To address to the General Headquarter of the Military Forces of the USSR to decide the issue on performing the military service of conscripts from the South Ossetia in the military units deployed on the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous oblast or in the North Ossetian SSR.

Chairman of the Ispolcom of the Council

of People’s Deputies of the South OssetianAutonomous Oblast F. Zaseev

Secretary of the Ispolcom of the Council

of People’s Deputies of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast I. Kokoev

20 September 1990

(Newspaper “Sovetskaia Ossetia”, # 202, 26 October 1990)