Moscow Accuses OSCE of ?Inactivity? in South Ossetia

In a statement issued on July 10, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for ?inactivity? and ?biased assessment of the reasons of escalating tensions? in the breakaway South Ossetia.

The OSCE has been the most actively involved international institution in the political aspect of conflict settlement in South Ossetia since early 90s.

Solomon Passy, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, expressed grave concerns on July 8 over developments in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and called for the immediate release of the Georgian soldiers detained by South Ossetian armed units on July 8, which were later freed.