Archive - 4/7/2011

The II-d International Youth Camp-Forum: «South Ossetia. Peace and stability in the Caucasus», organized on initiative of the Russian youth trade union, is taking place in Tskhinval. The camp has opened on July, 3 in the micro-district "Sunny" of the capital of South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" has been informed by the Ministry of Education of the RSO the representatives of the youth wings of different political parties of Russia have gathered to take part in the forum of South Ossetia Arrival of the Russian Federation State Duma deputies, different public figures of Russia and other visitors is expected, too. In the evening of July, 3, the official opening of the forum took place in Tskhinval; the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity and other officials have also been among the visitors. Edward Kokoity has underlined in his speech that despite the collapse of the Soviet Union the .best traditions, mutual relations have remained between the people inhabited this country.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has presented the state awards of the RSO to representatives of the Scientific Expert Community - the Caucasus researchers arrived in the Republic for participation in the international conference on the Caucasus problems. The head of South Ossetia has also awarded the North Caucasian variety stars arrived in Tskhinval to give a concert. The rewarding ceremony has taken place in the assembly hall of the Government House in Tskhinval where the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has been decorated with the gold order with awarding him honorary title of «the Holder of the international order «Knight of Honour." The state award - «Friendship Order»-for major contribution to the development of friendship and cooperation between the people of South Ossetia and Russia has been presented to the President of the Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers Alexander Krylov.

The branch of the International Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers will be established in South Ossetia. It has been reported the news agency "Res" by the director of the South-Ossetian Scientific Research Institute named after Z.N.Vaneev, the Candidate of History, a senior lecturer Robert Gagloev. The decision on the branch establishment has been made following the results of this point discussion by the participants of the International conference «Problems of the Caucasus and modern Caucasus researching; the role of external and internal factors in the region development» which has passed in the cities Vladikavkaz (North Ossetia, Russia) and Tskhinval (Republic of South Ossetia). All necessary documentation has been already handed over to Robert Gagloev, and now the documents are on the stage of preparation for the branch registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of South Ossetia.