Georgia has stated that proposals for a breakaway southern area to affix Russia are "unacceptable" and "illegitimate".
Georgian International Minister David Zalkaliani has condemned discussions about holding a referendum in South Ossetia, which was on the centre of the twelve-day Russo-Georgian struggle in 2008.
Anatoli Bibilov, the chief of the separatist area, has indicated that he wished to organise a referendum on turning into a part of Russia.
"It's unacceptable to speak a couple of referendum when this territory is occupied by Russia," Zalkaliani stated on Thursday.
Beka Davituliani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream social gathering, stated South Ossetia's plans amounted to a provocation.
Bibilov had urged that a referendum might happen after the following presidential election within the area on April 10.
"I consider that becoming a member of with Russia is our strategic objective. Our path. Our individuals's longing," he acknowledged.
Russia recognised the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia after the 2008 struggle however Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russia had taken no "authorized measures" on accession.
"Nonetheless, we're speaking in regards to the individuals of South Ossetia expressing their opinion, and we deal with it with respect," Peskov stated on Thursday.
The deliberate referendum was introduced one month after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow has additionally recognised the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, two pro-Russian separatist territories in Ukraine's Donbas area whose leaders need to turn into a part of Russia.
South Ossetian authorities say they've troopers males to struggle alongside the Russians in Ukraine.
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