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The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

The treacherous attack by Georgia on South Ossetia in August 2008 was not a complete surprise to the population and the authorities of the Republic. Since the end of July, after the completion of the joint Georgian-US military exercises "Immediate Response", the tension in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone increased dramatically - became more frequent the Georgian unmanned reconnaissance flights over the territory of South Ossetia, terrorist attacks, shelling Ossetian settlements that led to numerous victims.

The development of the economy of South Ossetia is not possible without the revival of industry. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a press conference in Tskhinval.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov awarded a native of the Republic Amanda Kokoeva with a Certificate of Honor for showing integrity in objective informing the international community of the events in August 2008.

Parliament of South Ossetia during today's presidium has approved the investment program to promote socio-economic development of the Republic for 2012-2013, approved at the eighth meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic and social cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has awarded Russian journalists, who are in the Republic within the framework of the press tour, with the Certificates of Honor of South Ossetia.
The ceremony took place today after the press conference with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian media.

Government of South Ossetia was instructed to develop measures to prevent the negative effects of the ban on the passage of vehicles through the simplified checkpoints of crossing the state border with Georgia. This was announced by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a press conference in Tskhinval with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian media.

Flash-poll: Today South Ossetia is marking the Day of the National Media. What this date means for you?

Irina Gagloeva, head of the Media center "IR":
The Day of the National Media is a very important date. 107 years ago, on July 23, was issued the first publication of the newspaper "Iron gazette."

For the last week three violators of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia were detained and handed over to the Border Guard Service of KGB of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, the two detainees are the citizens of Georgia, and one - a citizen of South Ossetia.

A group of Russian and South Ossetian journalists have visited the day before the districts of South Ossetia. The trip was organized as part of a press tour of the Republic organized for Russian journalists.
First of all, the journalists visited a sector of the state border of South Ossetia and Georgia between the settlements Argvis (South Ossetia) and Ditsi (Georgia).

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with media practitioners of the Republic. The President congratulated them on their professional holiday – the Day of the media, noting a large contribution of journalists to formation of the statehood of South Ossetia.