The conflict region South Ossetia, which broke away from the South Caucasus republic of Georgia, continues to strive for unification with Russia with a new leader loyal to Moscow.
The breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia has announced a referendum on joining the Russian Federation for July 17. The region’s president, Anatoly Bibilov, signed a corresponding decree on Friday, his office said.
Russia officially recognized the independence of the pro-Russian separatist region and neighboring Abkhazia in August 2008 after a brief military conflict with Georgia.
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