Archive - 2011

The third session of the Inter-Governmental Commission for Socio-Economic Cooperation between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation is scheduled for 25 February in Vladikavkaz, reported the Minister for Economic Development of South Ossetia Konstantin Koliev. According to him, the session would focus on the preparation for the implementation of the Investment Program of Socio-Economic Development of South Ossetia that was approved at the second session of the Inter-Governmental Commission on 30 November 2010 in Tskhinval. "The documentation that is under preparation for the start of funding for the Investment program is to be considered. It is also planned to adopt priority lists for the sites and discussion of the form of control over the implementation of the investment program suggested by the Russian Federation", informed the Minister.

The Republican Political Party "Yedinstvo" of South Ossetia had elaborated a action plan jointly with the Russian Border to engage the border-guards into public life of the Republic, reported the Chairperson of the City branch of the party Eleonora Bedoeva. "The first event, a lecture on territorial plan of the Republic of South Ossetia was a great success. The border-guards showed their vivid interests in the plans of socio-economic development of the Republic", informed Bedoeva.

The situation at Transkam main highway and the roads of republican importance in South Ossetia was discussed at the session of the head of presidential administration Arsen Gagloev with ministers and heads of governmental agencies of South Ossetia. Deputy Prime Minister Domenty Kulumbegov also attended the session. Director of State Unitary Enterprise "Dorexpostroy" Igor Tuaev reported on the situation after the heavy snowfalls. "The roads of the republican importance are all open. Road services are all engaged in this emergency job with 24-hour use of machinery and equipment. It is hard to say how the situation develops. It all depends on the weather conditions", said Tuaev.

South Ossetia will continue the efforts to release all its citizens detained in Georgian prisons, stated the Deputy Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev after the today's hand-over of Georgian citizens detained in South Ossetia and return of the equal number of South Ossetian who were in detention in Georgia.

A hand-over of seven Georgian citizens serving their sentence or under investigation in South Ossetia and equal number of South Ossetians detained in Georgia took place today at the borderline between South Ossetia and Georgia.
The agreement on this hand-over was reached at 17 February meeting within the frames of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism.

Heavy snowfalls in South Ossetia complicated road connection with remote villages of Znaur District. As the Head of Znaur District Administration Zaur Tskhovrebov reported to IA RES, the snow cleaning works are actively ongoing southward, as well as in the dirction to Tsnelis valley. "Today, all capacities are mobilized to clean the village roads from snow.

Close working relations between the Prosecutor's Offices of the RF and South Ossetia contribute to stabilization in the work against criminality, stated the first Deputy Prosecutor General of South Ossetia Eldar Kokoev. According to him, Russian specialists provided an invaluable support in the disclosure of crimes committed by Georgian aggressors against humanity on the territory of South Ossetia.

It is expected that a hand over of citizens either serving their sentence or under investigation in South Ossetia and Georgia will take place in the village of Ergneti at the boundary line between South Ossetia and Georgia, reported the Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev.

The president of the World congress of people in Georgia Alexander Ebralidze is the terminator of freedom of multinational population of South Ossetia, as the president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili. This declaration has been made today to the IA «Res» by the independent expert Inal Pliev, commenting the statement of A. Ebralidze at the press-conference at the central office of «Interfax», that «reconstruction of relations of Georgia with South Osetia and Abkhazia will be the part of our program. We see the model of intergration within the frames of confederation».

Some answers of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia A. K. Lucashevich to the questions of Mass Media. February, 17. 2011
Question: Having speech at the Parliament of Georgia, Saakashivli again made a statement of his readiness for having a dialogue with Russia. How could you comment his words?