Archive - 10/2019

Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia remain the only dialogue platform between Sukhum, Tbilisi and Tskhinval

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko and Presidential Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, Murat Dzhioyev, discussed on Friday the preparations for the next round of Geneva discussions on stability and security in Transcaucasia, TASS reports citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On Friday the heads of the ministries for emergency situations of South Ossetia and the Luhansk People's Republic, Azamat Chochiev and Yevgeny Katsavalov, signed a Cooperation Agreement in Tskhinval.

The parties noted the importance of the signed document.

Yevgeny Katsavalov said: "We went to it for several years, and today we have given legal status to the relations between our republics. It will be very fruitful work for the benefit of the two republics."

Chochiev has noted that the parties actively cooperated even before the signing of the agreement.

Prosecutor General of South Ossetia Uruzmag Dzhagaev and the acting LPR Prosecutor General Sergei Gorenko signed a Cooperation Agreement.

"We prepared the agreement during the year, agreed on the text through diplomatic channels and came to a common opinion. The signed document will contribute to the joint fight against crime in both republics," said Dzhagaev.

According to him, the signed document obliges the parties by mutual agreement to provide universal and required assistance in the establishment and development of the two departments.

The heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia and the LPR, Igor Naniev and Igor Kornet, signed an agreement on legal assistance and cooperation.

Ministers noted the importance of the signed agreement for the republics.

"By signing today's agreement, we emphasize our readiness to provide each other with legal assistance and assistance in suppressing organized crime and strengthening public order in our republics," said Igor Naniev.

Igor Kornet also expressed confidence in the fruitful development of cooperation between the two departments.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov attended the inauguration ceremony of the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Kazbek Kokov, the press service of the head of state rep.

Anatoly Bibilov congratulated Kazbek Kokov on assuming a high public office and wished him to achieve all the tasks.

“Thanks to your business skills, integrity and love for your native republic, I am sure you will be able to implement all the plans into reality.

Minister of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia received colleagues from the Luhansk People's Republic led by the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Yevgeny Katsavalov, the press service of the emergency department of South Ossetia reported.

Azamat Chochiev, welcoming the guests, thanked them for the visit and expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation.

Former world heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev could hold his heavyweight debut on December 13th. According to reputable insider, The Athletic journalist Mike Koppinger, the Russian can appear on the undercard of the battle Daniel Jacobs - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., reports Ossetia News.

“According to Lance Pugmeier, who spoke with Abel Sanchez, Murat Gassiev could make his heavyweight debut as part of this boxing night,” wrote Coppinger.

The Parliament of South Ossetia is holding parliamentary hearings on the issue of demarcation and delimitation of the state border of the Republic.

According to the press service of the legislative body, the hearings are held behind closed doors.

They noted that the work of parliamentarians on this issue was carried out under the leadership of the chairman of the committee of the South Ossetian parliament on defense and security Atsamaz Bibilov.

The delegation of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia, headed by Minister of Defense Ibrahim Gasseev, took part in the celebrations held in Sukhum on September 30 in honor of the Victory and Independence Day of Abkhazia, according to the official website of the republic’s defense department.

The South Ossetian delegation, accompanied by the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Abkhazia, headed by Minister of Defense Mirab Kishmaria, laid flowers at the Glory Memorial in the center of the Abkhaz capital.

Russia itself will decide on the station of its military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived at the EurAsEC summit in Yerevan on Tuesday.

Russia always fulfills its obligations, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to a question by a Georgian television channel correspondent about when Russia will begin to fulfill its obligations undertaken in 2008.

“When we make such a decision,” Putin answered on the move, Russian media reported.

A question was asked on the way to the Council meeting.