Establishment and development of a variety of ties with Iran could be a very promising direction m of foreign policy for South Ossetia. W solution of this problem contributes to a number of circumstances, including those related to geopolitics. Official Tskhinval, which after long years of passivity in the international arena, has finally turned to the implementation of an active foreign policy, should use the opening opportunities. The references to the fact that, because of the unwillingness to complicate relations with Western countries and with the same Georgia, Tehran will not give the green light to contacts with South Ossetia, to a certain extentproceed from a superficial assessment of the situation, which does not fully take into account processes on the scale of the Middle East and the Black Sea. Caucasian region s .
Meanwhile, thanks to skillfully implement their national interests under pressure from the West, Iran has become a regional superpower that th influence on processes throughout the Near East reported. The Iranian factor today is represented in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and several other countries in the region. Sanctions and force blackmail by the United States are not just Washington’s desire to punish the uncompromising Iranians. Here we are dealing with a manifestation of fundamental contradictionsor, in other words, fierce competition between the Iranian state and the United States . In this process, which is at least the next ten years will be the influence on the situation in the region and the interests of Russia and Iran largely coincide and, above all, is to weaken the position of the US and its allies.
To take into account the hysteria of Tbilisi or the imposing displeasure of the Europeans in this situation is unlikely anyone will .The current build-up of the Georgian-American military cooperation, which in some circumstances may result in the emergence of an American military base in Georgia, threatens not only the security of South Ossetia and Russia, but also Iran .
For Iran, the answer to this challenge lies, including the revitalization and foreign policy in the Caucasus.
By the way, the question I gain the American military presence in Georgia and the associated threat may be the subject of discussion for the representatives of the expert community in Russia, Iran and South Ossetia.
On top of that, the Caucasus region plays a significant role as a transit factor in the establishment of Russian-Iranian economic ties, the relevance of which for Tehran, taking into account US sanctions, continues to grow.
Against the background of these factors, in the near future, we will observe an increase in the Iranian presence in our region, and in a variety of formats. As an illustration, one can lead to the intensification of cultural , scientific and economic cooperation. Iran and North Ossetia. In recent years, educational and scientific institutions of Iran and the RNO-A, with the assistance of the Iranian diplomatic mission in the Russian Federation, carried out a number of activities, identifying priority areas for the implementation of joint projects. The success of this interaction, of course, to a large extent contributes to the factor of ethnic and cultural proximity.
It is important for South Ossetia in the current conditions to use all available levers in order to establish relations with Iran with a view to future recognition . In any case, the establishment of stable Ossetian-Iranian contacts will help strengthen the position of our republic in the international arena.
First of all, of course, it is necessary to pay attention to the development of cooperation in the sphere of culture, science and sports, where it is possible to bypass the fact of the absence of diplomatic relations. Important role will be played by projects through the media , which have a serious influence on the formation of public opinion. The potential of chambers of commerce and industry should also be exploited.
Statements made recently during an interview with South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov with Iranian and journalists, and they say that they are ready to make efforts in Tskhinval to master a promising direction.
In the sphere of economic cooperation, it is possible to use the factor of South Ossetia to reduce the impact of Western sanctions on Iran’s cooperation with Russia, as we see in the case of the Donbas and Syria republics. The mechanisms developed will allow large Russian companies and banks not to be afraid of sanctions due to working with Iranian partners.
However, in the case of Iran, this mechanism can fully earn after recognition of the independence of South Ossetia.