Eduard Kokoity, the President of the South Ossetian Republic, has recognized the republic’s government's responsibility for the petroleum deficit that hit the country, RIA Novosti reports.
Despite the considerable growth in petroleum prices, the administration had to close all filling stations as they had run out of fuel.
Nevertheless, Mr Kokoity claims that South Ossetia possesses strategic reserves of fuel to provide for medical as well as military needs. These reserves can last for 3 or 4 days, and the government hopes to resolve the crisis by the end of this period.
