Russian military base is seen on the de facto border of Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia, near Arbo, Georgia, June 4, 2018. REUTERS / David Mdzinarishvili / Stock Photo
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May 30 (Reuters) – The president of Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia on Monday suspended a previously announced referendum on whether to join Russia until consultations with Moscow are completed.
“Until the end of the consultations, you will suspend the Decree of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia dated May 13, 2022 ‘On the convening of a referendum of the Republic of South Ossetia’,” he said. President Alan Gagloyev in a decree.
On May 13, the president announced that a referendum was to be held on July 17. read more
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Melbourne Report by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Leslie Adler
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