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The main topic of the next round of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia remains the developing a document on the nonuse of force in the region.
This has been reported to IA "Res" by the head of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks Boris Chochiev.
"The agenda is still the same - to discuss security issues of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as the humanitarian issues," - said Chochiev.

Today a new complex of the Russian Embassy in the Republic of South Ossetia will be opened in Tskhinval. As IA "Res" has been reported, ​​ an official reception will be held in the Russian Embassy on this occasion.
"Today's event has two meanings. The first - a reception for celebrating the Day of Russia on June 12, and the second - the opening of the Russian Embassy building,"- has been said at the embassy.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received the co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, who arrived in the Republic on an official visit.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received a delegation of Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Natalia Nikiforova. During the meeting, Leonid Tibilov noted that South Ossetia and Transdniestria were friends for over 20 years and expressed confidence that this relationship would go on.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua in South Ossetia, Luis Alberto Molina Cuadro. During the meeting they discussed issues of cooperation and implementation the agreements on cooperation and visa-free travel signed between the two countries. The meeting was also attended by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Murat Dzhioev and the Ambassador of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation Dmitry Medoev.
Leonid Tibilov has thanked the Ambassador of Nicaragua for his visit to the Republic, having noted that he instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare proposals and make every effort to implement these agreements. "I am confident that we will continue our cooperation", - said the president. In turn, the Ambassador of Nicaragua expressed gratitude for his warm welcome in South Ossetia.

Since taking office by the new president of South Ossetia, the Government of the Republic has resigned. The last meeting of the current composition of the Cabinet has been held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Vadim Brovtsev. During the meeting, the cabinet members were briefed by the Finance Minister of South Ossetia Irina Sytnik on budgetary performance for the first quarter of 2012, approved the minutes of the Supervisory Board meeting on the special accounts expenditure and approved the investment program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia in 2011-2013. The last for consideration was placed the question of resignation of the Government of the Republic.

The second round of presidential election in South Ossetia has been held in accordance with the current electoral legislation of the Republic. This has been declared by the head of the State Duma observer delegation Vladimir Ponevezhsky at the CEC Information Center.
Having visited polling stations in the city of Tskhinval and in Tskhinval district of the Republic, he noted high level of organization, openness and transparency in the work of the election committees.

South Ossetia is ready for a second round of presidential elections in the Republic. As reported to IA "Res" by the Chairman of the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia Bella Plieva, 40 000 ballots have already been printed and sent to the territorial and divisional election committees.
According to her, the lists of voters have included 39,790 people.
"As in all previous rounds the passports of the voted electorate will be sealed again. The form of the stamp has been changed again, it will be right-angled,"- said Plieva. CEC has also noted that all polling stations are ready for the election. "The number of polling stations has not changed; they are still 84, including the two polls in the village of Upper Ruck in Dzausky district for the citizens of South Ossetia, living in the territory of North Ossetia. One poll will be functioning in Moscow, in the Embassy of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation"-clarified Plieva.

All the electoral processes of the presidential election in South Ossetia comply with the current legislation of South Ossetia and are being held without any violations. This has been declared the Russian official of the Coordinating Council of NGOs for protection of citizens' voting rights, Igor Bogdanov at a briefing of the CEC Information Center. According to him, he was present at the opening of the four polling stations. "We are seeing a complete ensuring of the electoral rights of citizens of South Ossetia.

The Central Election Committee of South Ossetia appealed to the citizens of the Republic to show active civic stand and to take part in the re-election of the president on Sunday, March 25. Such appeal was addressed to the population of the Republic by the Chairman of the CEC of South Ossetia Bella Plieva at a briefing in Tskhinval. The CEC Chairman asked the observers and the representatives of the candidates having the right of signature on the ballots to comply with the current standards of the electoral legislation at the polls and do not go beyond their duties."The signature authorization representatives should only deal with putting their signatures on the reverse side of the ballot. Observers in the November, 2011 election, which were checking practically each voter`s passport, had no such authority. They could only observe what was happening at the poll.