South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov signed a charter of pardon of three Georgian citizens who were serving a sentence in the Tskhinval jail.
As reported to IA "Res" by the national law enforcement agency, the citizens of Georgia had been arrested earlier mainly due to violation of the state border of South Ossetia.
An extraordinary meeting of the Council of the South Ossetian-Bulgarian Friendship Society under the chairmanship of the head of the society, Candidate of History, associate professor Robert Gagloev has been held in Tskhinval in connection with the act of terror in Bulgaria.
Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia due to the Georgian Foreign Ministry statement
A statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, issued July 16, 2012, expressed concern about the visit of Commander-in- Chief of the RF Land Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Chirkin, to South Ossetia, who allegedly "in violation of the state border of Georgia arrived in the regions of Georgia, occupied by Russia, -Abkhazia and the Tskhinval region".
The leadership of South Ossetia and the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Volosov, arrived in the Republic to celebrate the 20th anniversary of entering the Russian peacekeeping contingent, visited the Ossetian yard in the village of Khetagurovo (Tskhinval district of South Ossetia). During the visit, the guests were showed the Ossetian life, customs and traditions. South Ossetian art groups performed the Ossetian folk songs and dances.
An extraordinary meeting of the Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI) is being held in the Georgian village of Zardiantkari, which is located at the border with South Ossetia.
Celebrations, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the entry of the Russian peacekeepers in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict - the Day of Peacemaker- will be held today in South Ossetia.
A solemn meeting of the public representatives -"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God"- will be held in the capital of the republic.
Statement of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia
July 9, 2012 Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) at its annual meeting adopted by a majority vote a resolution "On the situation in Georgia."
The resolution, drafted by the Polish deputy, contains clearly politicized and false position – supporting the "territorial integrity" of Georgia, and with reference to the term "occupied territories" are mentioned South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Students of the South Ossetian State University participated in the All-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2012".
As reported to IA "Res" by the delegate Sergey Kochiev, Alan Kolieva has won the contest Miss "Mashuk-2012". The South Ossetian delegation consisted of five students of the South Ossetian State University.
He noted, that 11 pairs from different delegations -not only from the North Caucasus regions, but also from Khanty-Mansiysk-Ugra, Ukraine, Volgograd and South Ossetia were contending the titles of honour.
Adopted at the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) resolution has clearly demonstrated the biased position of its authors, and will take place among a number of other similar resolutions and declarations adopted for one purpose - to capture once again the political will on the situation, refusing absolutely to face the real facts and conclusions of competent professionals who know the situation and conveyed the objective position publicly.
Jana Amelina, Head of the Caucasian Studies Sector under the Russian Institute of Strategic Researches
In adopting a resolution on Georgia, in which South Ossetia and Abkhazia are called the "occupied territories", the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, as before the U.S. Senate and European Parliament, has demonstrated its partiality, inadequacy and reluctance to understand the current realities. However, it is not a sin, for a hundred and the first time, to repeat for those who are slow on the uptake: South Ossetia and Abkhazia are the sovereign states; their independence was recognized by leading members of the international community.