Russia`s Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has offered the Alliance to invite the head of the group investigating the conflict in South Ossetia, Heidi Tagliavini, and listen to her report on the war causes at a session of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council(EAPC).

Rogozin told Tass today the offer was voiced at a work session of the Council at the level of ambassador yesterday, on Wednesday October 14.

According to him, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero promised to consider the proposal. "We can even say that the issue was supported by the Georgian side, as the Georgian ambassador stated that Georgia was not afraid of that offer," Rogozin noted. "In its previous statements, NATO has repeatedly stated that the Alliance will finally decide who is responsible for the August conflict after familiarizing itself with the results of the international investigations," Rogozin told Tass.

"The aggressor should be punished with the strictest political measures, however, after the publication of the commission report, the heads of the alliance act as if nothing ever has happened," Rogozin said.