Archive - 2/2008

“Georgian mass media are waging an information war against Republic of South Ossetia accusing us in all negative phenomena in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and beyond it”- IA “Res” correspondent was informed by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Mikhail Mindzaev, while commenting a TV “Mze” article published on Russian IA “Rosbalt”: “The Russian Public Prosecutor’s Office may detain Eduard Kokoity”.

The President of the Republic of Sout6h Ossetia E. D. Kokoity sent a letter of congratulation to RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the Day of diplomatic worker. It is particularly said in the telegram: “I am testifying my high consideration to You and have the honour to send You sincere compliments on the occasion of the Day of diplomatic worker of Russian Federation.

The President of the Republic of Sout6h Ossetia E. D. Kokoity sent a letter of congratulation to RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the Day of diplomatic worker. It is particularly said in the telegram: “I am testifying my high consideration to You and have the honour to send You sincere compliments on the occasion of the Day of diplomatic worker of Russian Federation. The age-old history of Russian diplomacy brightly witnessing the grandeur of Russian Federation justly commemorate by outstanding achievements and peaceful victories. A great honour to be Russian diplomatist always meant a selfless allegiance to Fatherland, wide political views and competence, high professionalism.

On commenting the statement of Slovenia Foreign Minister Dmitry Rupel (“There is no liaison between Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia”) the Deputy Prime Minister of RSO who is also the Head of South Ossetian part of Joint Control Commission on Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement Boris Chochiev made a statement: “Indeed Kosovo has nothing in common with South Ossetia neither from political nor legal point of view.

Today the sitting of the Security Council of RSO took place. President Eduard Kokoity opened the sitting. The sitting was participated by the Speaker of Parliament Znaur Gassiev as well as the range of heads of ministries and departments. The participants discussed measures on legality observing and struggle with corruption in the Republic. Acting attorney-general of RSO Eldar Kokoev acted as a main reporter. He suggested elaborating and submitting a law of corruption which would allow straggling with this negative occurrence more thoroughly and in complex.

In Tskhinval–the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia a photo-exhibition “Woman face of South Ossetia” is held. The exhibition is organized by a Non-government organization “Journalists for human rights” supported by Ministry of Culture of RSO. The exhibition is the final event of the same name project, in 2007 a round table on gender problems was held and a brochure “Let’s think how to help!?” was also issued in the framework of this project.

At the illegal checkpoint in Ergneti village the Georgian police already more then week doesn’t allow to pass loads and goods to the Ossetian inhabited areas of Leningori region of the RSO thus blockade the inhabitants of the region. The correspondent of IA “Res” was told about this accident at the Leningori press department.

An inhabitant of v. Tamarasheni who asked not to mention his name told about the incident happened in the end of 2007 in the residence of Tbilisi protégé, head of marionette regime D. Sanakoev. On 26 December a cluster of Kheiti villagers came up to the residence intending to address to D. Sanakoev with a request to compromise to RSO Government and if only temporarily reopen the road to Tskhinval.

President of RSO Eduard Kokoity met the heads of Ministries, departments, heads of administrations and districts of Republic.
In the beginning of the meeting Eduard Kokoity thanked Republic road services which operatively coped with road clearing in highlands in difficult weather conditions.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity awarded the best journalists of 2007 with diplomas and monetary prizes. The awards were presented on 2 February. Correspondents of “Res” Information Agency were also among laureates. The awards were presented to them in nomination of “On-line information”.