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MOSCOW, April 5 President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov in an interview with RIA Novosti said that the division of Ossetia to North and South was a political misunderstanding. According to him, «if we talk about historical moments, then we should know that Ossetia, the united Ossetia, became part of the Russian Empire back in 1774, and in the 20s of the last century, not carrying out some legal measures, meaning, without asking the people — neither part of North Ossetia, nor part of the south of Ossetia, a decision was made to divide it. «If we purely proceed from such a legal background, a legal side, then in fact there is no one document, which would officially say that Ossetia is divided. The division of Ossetia, which took place in the 20s of the last century, I call it a political misunderstanding,» Bibilov noted. He said that «even if we take when South Ossetia included in the Georgian SSR, and called Alas South Ossetia». «And if you think logically, then South Ossetia, by and large, is located in the north of Georgia. In turn, the north of Ossetia is located in the south of Russia. Therefore, I call this a misunderstanding,» the head of South Ossetia said. Earlier, Bibilov said that consultations with the Russian Federation, the referendum may take place after April 10.Read the full text of the interview >>
06: 05Bibilov assessed the possibility of South Ossetia joining Russia