Archive - 9/2007

In connection with an aggravation of the situation in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict

On September, 26th the capital of South Ossetia, the town of Tskhinval, has undergone a massed shelling from the direction of the georgian villages. As a result of shelling, that proceeded about two hours with application of the small arms and the large-caliber machine guns. There are wounded men there; a significant material damage is caused to the capital of the republic.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of South Ossetia Murat Jioev has sent the letter to the General Secretary of the United Nations Sir Pan Gi Moon. Similar letters was addressed to the Chairman of OSCE Migel Anhel Moratinos and to the President the PACE Rene Van der Linden.
This is the full version of the letter:
Your Excellency, Mr. General Secretary,
Allow us to express to you our highest esteem. We deem it absolutely necessary and urgent to draw your attention to the increasing tension in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict caused by the aggressive political course regarding the Republic of South Ossetia, the policy to which the Georgian authorities are adhered and to remind you of the unconstructive position taken by Georgia in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement process and in the normalization of the Georgian-Ossetian relations in general.

In Tskhinval there takes place the consulting meeting of the co-chairmen of JCC from Russia and the Republic of South Ossetia Juriy Popov and Boris Chochiev. As the ambassador on special missions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the co-chairman of JCC from Russia Juriy Popov has informed the journalists before the beginning of the meeting, the consultative meeting has taken place also with the co-chairman of JCC from Georgia Dmitriy Mandzhavidze.

On September, 26th at 20.30pm the georgian armed formations, concentrated on the territory of Georgia along the border with the Republic of South Ossetia and on the approaches to the town of Tskhinval, having made the next attempt of intrusion on the territory of South Ossetia, have subjected to massed shelling the southern inhabited quarters of the town, closely adjoining the georgian territory.

In connection with an aggravation of the situation and for prevention of the possible collisions of the contradictory sides, and stabilization of the situation in the area of the south-east outskirts of the town of Tskhinval, of a migratory post of South Ossetia and the northern outskirts of the settlement Ergneti, the command of the Joint Staff of JPKF has made a decision on placement of a temporary post of peace-making forces since 18.00pm of September, 27th, 2007 in the structure of one motor-shooting branch from the Peacemaking Forces of the Russian Federation on a IFV-1 and the observers from the three parties in the specified area.

The artillery shelling of Tskhinval, having begun at approximately 20:30pm from the direction of the georgian settlements, has not stopped yet. Just now it has become known, that the inhabitant of the town Marina Doguzova has received fragmental wounds.

The capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinval, has undergone massed shelling from artillery and small arms. Under the preliminary information from the department on duty of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RSO, the shelling was conducted on the southern quarters of the town; however the explosions are heard practically in all the areas.

The Vice-President of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Co-chairman of the Joint Control Commission on settlement of the georgian-ossetian conflict from the south-ossetian side Boris Chochiev has accepted the head of the Mission of UNHCR of the United Nations in Georgia Peter Nikolaus and the adviser on legal questions of the Mission of UNHCR of the United Nations in Georgia Christopher Blevrit.

«In South Ossetia they are not surprised by the events in Georgia and the revelations of Okruashvili have not opened anything new to us», the president of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokojty has declared to the correspondent of the agency «Res», making comments on the political processes, occuring in Georgia and, in particular, the statements of the former Minister of Defence of Georgia Iraklij Okruashvili, directed against the president Saakashvili.

In the Republic of South Ossetia they have negatively regarded the fact of giving an opportunity of performance to the president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili at the 62-d session of the General assembly of the United Nations. In this occasion the correspondent of the agency «Res» has addressed the president of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokojty for comment:
«Saakashvili does not cause any more the former interest outside Georgia.