July 19 in Moscow was held the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on socio-economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia, following the meeting was signed the protocol.
The Parliament of South Ossetia adopted a law on issuance of commemorative and investment coins made of precious and non-precious metals. The issue was brought up for discussion at the today's meeting of the presidium of the RSO Parliament by Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Taxes Vadim Tskhovrebov.
In the period from 10th to 16th July six violators of the state border were detained in the territory of South Ossetia and handed over to the State Security Committee of the Republic.
As IA "Res" was informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, three offenders were the citizens of Georgia, and three - the citizens of South Ossetia.
July 18 was held a telephone conversation between the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev and the EU co-chairman of the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia Philippe Lefort. As IA "Res" has been informed at the office of the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, during the conversation Murat Dzhioev and Philippe Lefort exchanged views on the current state of the Geneva talks and discussed issues related to the next round of negotiations.