Appeals from Tskhinvali and Sukhumi left unattended by “chamber”

Belarusian deputies won’t consider the issue of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence.

Om December 16 deputies of the “chamber of representatives” received a preliminary agenda of winter plenary session. As Radio Svaboda informs, it is to take place on December 18.

There are 8 questions on the agenda. There is no issue concerning the appeal of “parliaments” of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to the “national assembly” to recognize independence and state sovereignty of these breakaway territories.

Under the law, the next session of the “chamber of representatives” will start on April 2, 2010.

As charter97.org previously informed, a delegation of the “chamber of representatives” and the “council of republic” visited Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia on November 17-20 and prepared a report which was to influence the issue of recognition of Georgian territories.

At the moment Abkhazia has been recognized by 4 states: Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru. South Ossetia has been recognized by only 3 states: Russia, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka stated that Belarus would recognize independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia last September. Experts viewed that statement as flirting with the European Union in order to receive loans.