Georgia's South Ossetia discusses possible inclusion into Russia, RIA cites local official

South Ossetia, a breakaway region in Georgia, has discussed its possible inclusion into Russia with Moscow, Russia's state-run news agency RIA cited a chairman of South Ossetia's parliament as saying on Sunday.

"We are discussing all these issues in close coordination with Russia, taking into account our bilateral relations and treaties," RIA quoted Alan Alborov who replied on question about the possibility of holding a referendum on the subject.