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"A referendum may be held in South Ossetia, as happened in March 2014 in Crimea. Russia can use this as a basis for the accession [to the Russian Federation] of the region, which was recognized by Moscow in 2008 as an independent state," she said.

"About 11,500 Russian military are now in the self-proclaimed regions of Georgia - South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Beruchashvili said.

As reported earlier, the leader of the self-proclaimed state of South Ossetia, Leonid Tibilov, said that he was planning to sign in the coming months a pact to strengthen ties with Russia.

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