Archive - 1/2008

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a meeting with the representatives of RSO Government and city administration of Tskhinval and with the priest of Alanian Eparchy. At the meeting was discussed the project of rehabilitation of the “Red Church” – an Orthodox church at the northern outskirts of Tskhinval damaged during the earthquake in 1991 and in the result of the bombardment of the town by the Georgian armed formations in 1991-1992.

“During the monitoring conducted by the team of military observers from the three sides together with the representative of OSCE Mission the fact of producing of engineering works on covered weapon emplacement and trench communications at the western outskirts of Kemerti village on the left side of the Liakhva river bridge as well as the engineering improvement of police check-point placed nearby the Russian Federation Peacekeeping Forces observation point of “Pauk” from the side of Achabeti village” the assistant of the head of JPKF on media lieutenant colonel Yuri Vereschak informed.

The traffic between the districts of RSO is disrupted as well as the traffic on the Transcaucasian trunk. This is due to the incessant snowfall. As IA “Res” correspondent was informed the height of snow blanket in Djava district is more than 1,6m. “Because of heavy snowfall road services make no progress in road dozing and presently there is no road communication between the capital of RSO and regions” Ministry of Road-building informed.

Question: On 23 of January at the “Interfax” agency was held the press-conference of the President of South Ossetia were he came out with a number of new initiatives within the context of the Georgian-Ossetian settlement. How this event estimates by the Russian MFA?

The water supply of the capital of South Ossetia providing by the Edis-Tskhinval water-pipe is completely ceased. As the deputy of the head of Tskhinval administration Alan Kotaev informed IA “Res” correspondent, at about 11:00 town water supply was completely cut.

RSO Minister for Special Affairs Boris Chochiev met the manager of OSCE donor program and conflict zone rehabilitation Rayan Grist. South Ossetian side was also represented by the member of organizational committee from RSO Leonid Tibilov and RSO representative in organizational committee Indira Medoeva.

According to the plan of JPKF combat training in winter teach time on Zar fire-range Russian JPKF battalion is conducting planned fire training of the personnel today from 9:00 to 14:00, as assistant of JPKF commander on liaison with media lieutenant colonel Yuri Vereschak informed “Res” correspondent.

According to the information of Deputy Minister of Education of RSO Mukhar Djeranov provided to “Res” correspondent “due to the situation the holidays will prolong for another week in Tskhinval, as soon as all water communications and collecting systems cannot function. This decision was made by the Ministry of Education of RSO to avoid creation and dissemination of infection diseases” said Djeranov.

The Co-Chairman of South Ossetian part of JCC Boris Chochiev met with the Head of Tskhinval OSCE Office Bozhidar Dimitrov. At the meeting they discussed a range of questions pertaining to activities of Mission in the Republic.

The situation with the water supply of the capital of RSO – Tskhinval remains extremely complicated. As deputy mayor of Tskhinval Alan Kotaev informed “Res” correspondent town water supply was practically cut off at 12 o’clock on 13 January evening.