We have always said that we are ready for direct talks with Georgia, though everything depends on position of Tbilisi, - Anatoly Bibilov, de-facto president of occupied “South Ossetia”, said in his interview with Russian “Izvestia”.

"We are ready to have a direct dialogue with Georgia or to hold the dialogue through mediators. Of course, we want Russia to be the mediator. At the same time, we have the main requirement for the Georgian side : the memorandum on non-use of force. The people of South Ossetia should be sure that the Georgian side will undertake this obligation under the memorandum and will not use military force. Until this does not happen, we have nothing to talk about," said Anatoly Bibilov.