Archive - 10/11/2011

During the evening local TV debates the presidential candidate of South Ossetia Merab Chigoev has addressed to the voters with the statement that he removed his candidacy in the forthcoming presidential elections in favour of the party «Unity» candidate for the Presidency Anatoly Bibilov. «There is a candidate among us who is enjoying the confidence of the Russian Federation. I`ve made a decision to withdraw my candidacy and support Anatoly Iljich Bibilov, a person who enjoys unconditional support of Russia and its leadership. I am addressing to my voters to support my decision and together with me and vote for Bibilov Anatoly Iljich», - Chigoev has declared. It is also said in the document: «In the conditions of restoration of our destroyed country, in the conditions of dissociation of our society, it is very important to make a correct choice.

Signing of the agreement on the academic and scientific cooperation between the federal state budgetary educational institution of higher vocational training of the Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E.Kutafin and the South Ossetian State University named after A.A.Tibilov, has taken place in Tskhinval. At the ceremony a rector of the Moscow State Law Academy Victor Blazheev, a rector of the South Ossetian State University Taymuraz Kokoev and the honorable guests, invited to the action - the RSO presidential candidate, nominated by the political party "Unity" Anatoly Bibilov and director of the Institute of the Eurasian researches Valery Tursunov have noted the positive aspects of expansion of relations and activization of further cooperation between the South Ossetian State University and the Moscow State Law Academy and have wished the students successes in their studies. According to Blazheev, in future the Russian high school intends to render feasible help to the South Ossetian State University in personnel training.

The South Ossetian athletes have been invited to take part in the annual international tournament on wrestling in memory of the first Ossetian Champion of Europe ElkanTedeev. It has been informed IA "Res" by the coach of the complex children's sports school Vadim Bagaev.
"The competition will be held in the village Octyabrskoe (Prigorodny district of North Ossetia – Alania), from 17 to 18 November. They will be attended by the athletes of 1995-1996 birth - Bagaev said. - We are now at the training camp in Vladikavkaz.

The inside back of the passport cover of each citizen of South Ossetia, taken part in the presidential elections of South Ossetia on November 13, will be marked with the special stamp. It has been reported IA "Res" by the Central Election Committee Chairman Bella Plieva. According to her, a round seal of 1.5 cm diameter will be imprinted on the passport of each voted to have no opportunity to vote for the second time. "The stamp is already made and distributed to all polling stations. Everyone voted must get this mark in the passport and it does not in any way interfere with the passport in future.

Employees of the South Ossetian Republican Library named after Anakharsis will participate in the International Conference of the cultural sphere young professionals- «The initiative of the young" which will be held in Moscow from 23 to 25 November. It has been reported IA "Res" by the director of the Republican Library Valeria Kokoeva."The influence of the city cultural space on the development and formation of personality, what is cultural space of the city as a whole, formation of cultural needs and values of youth in a city will be discussed at the conference. The present and the future of the cultural institutions through eyes of the young professionals and users will also be discussed there,"- said Kokoeva.She has noted that the conference is supported by the Government and the Department of Culture of Moscow.

To order of the Central Election Committee a required number of ballots for presidential elections of South Ossetia have been printed in South Ossetia. It has been reported to IA "Res" by the Chairman of the CEC of South Ossetia Bella Plieva. "34 000 ballots have been printed for the population of South Ossetia. This number includes 3%, which we can print. Additional 1000 ballots are printed for Moscow, 700 - for Sukhum, as well as for two polls in the Upper Ruck for the citizens of South Ossetia, living in North Ossetia", - Plieva has said. She recalled that, according to the parliamentary elections in 2009, about 16 thousand citizens of South Ossetia are living in North Ossetia. And when calculating the number of ballots, CEC has come from this figure."We will not have any difficulties. All the remained ballot papers will be destroyed. They should be canceled, in accordance with the current legislation,"- Plieva has underlined.

In the period from 1 to November 9, 2011 employees of the FSS Border Control Agency of Russia in South Ossetia detained seven people for illegal crossing of the state border of South Ossetia: three of them - in Leningor District, 2 – in the settlement Dmenis of Tskhinval district and 2 - in Znaur District.