State Duma approves agreement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia on joint treatment of soldiers

Today, Russian State Duma approved two intergovernmental agreements on the provision of medical assistance to soldiers of the armed forces, previously signed between Russia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, TASS reports.

These documents are identical to each other and create necessary legal framework for the organization of medical assistance to soldiers in military medical units and organizations of the Russian Defense Ministry, as well as in medical organizations of Abkhazia or South Ossetia.