The South Ossetian side insists on Georgian authorities’ acknowledging the fact of abduction of RSO citizens and their illegal detention on the territory of Georgia, which is proved by the video material of their interrogation.
The Ambassador Extraordinary of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiev told IA RES about the domestic and foreign policy of Russia and economic and political situation in South Ossetia.
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A meeting between the relatives of the South Ossetians abducted by the Georgian special services wit the representatives of the EU was held in the Georgian village of Ergneti, reported the Deputy Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev. According to him, the relatives have transmitted additional information about the fate and location of the abducted persons.
The defense structures of the RSO have deployed a new checkpoint in the village of Karzman in Djava district, near the checkpoint of the Russian troops, stated the RSO Defense Minister Yuri Tanaev.
According to him, before “our checkpoint has been deployed, representatives of law enforcement bodies and government employees of Georgia could freely pass through this checkpoint and move along the territory of South Ossetia”. “In the valley of the Kverila river, these are Ossetian villages of Karzman and Tbet, there was chestnut timber poaching, South Ossetia’s property was looted free of any duties and then sold to Turkey. In Soviat times chestnut was included into the Red Book of rare species.
South Ossetian side referred to the European Union delegation the information about Georgian aggression and violations on Medvedev - Sarcosy agreement that are regularly happened at the South Ossetian board territory.
The plenipotentiary representative of South Ossetian President on the conflict questions settlement Boris Chochiev declared in his speech that there is no doubt Georgia was the aggressor in august 2008, on the summit meeting with the members of International Mission of European Union which is holding an inquiry of august events.
«Today nobody doubts that Georgia was the aggressor in august. This version was told during the Geneva disscussions. And it was recognized by Georgian nation too», - noticed Chochiev.