Archive - 11/2006

Information of the Georgian mass-media that there are electorals on territory that is controlled by the South Ossetia authorities is a gross lie.

“We represent an organization that is monitoring elections in the world, we try to work not only with political scientists and experts but also with representatives of other fields – culture, science. We are very interested in young countries like Ossetia, in countries with young democracy.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity received a telegram from the Chairwoman of the Ossetian Diaspora in Germany Svetlana Jioeva. The telegram says:

Kurtesh Devaita former First Deputy Minister of Press, Transport and Information of Kosovo, Chief Editor of the Central Radio of Kosovo, said at the press-conference hold at the International press-center, that Kosovo and South Ossetia are united by their strive for independence.

Today Deputy of Russian State Duma Michael Markelov tried to visit Georgian village Tamarasheni temporarily not controlled by the authorities of South Ossetia, where according to the Georgian side today were taking place “alternative elections” of the President of South Ossetia.

Alan Parastaev, former Minister of Interior of the RSO, who gave himself up to the law-enforcement bodies of the RSO continues to give evidences.

At the international press-center for journalists was given a press-conference by the observes of the international Institute on election monitoring. Questions of numerous journalists were answered by observes from Spain - Manuel Garcia, Venezuela – Luis Tackson and Lithuania – Sergey Feodorov.

On the central square of the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia took place a meeting to support the forthcoming referendum on the independence of the RSO.

First delegations of observers started to arrive to the Republic of South Ossetia. Today to the Republic arrived representatives of Preidnestrovie.

According to the information spread by the Georgian mass-media in North Ossetia were opened electorals for so called «alternative elections” of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia. To comment the situation Correspondent of informational agency “Res” approached Deputy Administration Chief of the Head and Government of RNO-Alania Murat Tkhostov: