Tskhinvali Rejects Russo-Georgian Checkpoint at Roki Pass

The Georgian media reported that the South Ossetian side rejected Tbilisi?s proposal to set a joint Russian-Georgian checkpoint at the Roki pass, which links Russia?s North Ossetian Republic with its neighboring South Ossetia.

Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili proposed the initiative to Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Valeri Loshchinin during their talks in Tbilisi on June 25.

Salome Zourabichvili said that the Russian side made no immediate response to Tbilisi?s proposal concerning the joint checkpoint, which is designed to prevent smuggling of goods and weapon in the region.