Archive - 2008

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity met the members of delegation which recently been in Brussels and took part in the hearings in Europarliament. The delegation consisted of the Leader of Patriotic Youth Union «IR» of RSO Alexey Sanakoev, an English language teacher Tamara Terashvili and the deputy of the Youth Parliament of RSO) Alena Gagloeva. In the beginning of the meeting Eduard Kokoity thanked the young people for their fruitful work. «Your speeches draw attention both the officials and leading international mass media. You impressed the fraction deputies. We have already received invitations from the other Europarliament fractions to take a floor and they also asked us to permit them to visit RSO»-underlined the President.

Today, on 19 May RSO Government held a meeting devoted to conducting of measures on nation-wide mourning day. The sitting was held by the President State adviser Zhanna Zasseeva.
«20 May 11:11 – Nation-wide silence minute. Ceremonial measures will start at 10:00 with placing of flowers and candles at the memorial of Georgian aggression in the school № 5 yard. Then after mothers and relatives of the decedents together with the Government and Parliament representatives, representatives of public and youth organizations will set off to Zar village to hold a mourning meeting at the innocent victims monument»-said Zhanna Zasseeva.

Today the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a meeting with the Heads of Ministries and departments. The questions of internal policy and realization of main State administrative and economic projects have been discussed. During the conference the President focused on the Government’s work on control for accepted decisions and implementation of the President’s instructions.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia met with the Heads of RSO power structures, political parties and mass media. In the course of the meeting developed over Republic situation has been discussed. «Georgian side chose another form of aggression against our State. All this is connected with the perspectives to be realized at the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia»-said the president.

«Georgian special services in near future are going to commit a terrorist act at the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia against Georgian citizens and peacekeepers»-stated the President of RSO Eduard Kokoity.

The delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia leaves today for Brussels to participate Europarliament hearings on the situation over RSO. The delegation is headed by the South Ossetia’s Plenipotentiary representative to Russia Dmitry Medoev. The delegation composes of youth organisations representatives and political blocks.

In October 2006 the Ministry of Education of the Republic of South Ossetia by the request of located in Tbilisi NGO «Association of Ossetians in Georgia» transferred gratis a large amount of Ossetian language textbooks for Ossetian children from the Ossetian families living in Georgia to learn their native language. This was informed to «Res» correspondent by the head of informational and analytical center of JCC South Ossetian part Inal Pliev. Directors of Georgian schools supported the idea.

In the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia-Tskhinval eventuated a meeting of the Great Patriotic War veterans with the town mayor’s office direction. Tskhinval’s mayor Robert Guliev congratulated veterans with the oncoming Great Victory holiday. The mayor expressed his gratitude to all who passed with honor Great Patriotic War.
«Suffering enormous losses you achieved victory for the whole mankind and destroyed the concept of fascism existed in 20 century. Today our task is to provide you with all necessary to lead a restful life. Thank you for everything you have done. The leadership of the Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinval mayor’s office will do everything possible to keep you involved in our Republic’s public life»-said Robert Guliev.

In connection with aggravated last time situation over South Ossetia and Abkhazia IA «Res» correspondent interviewed the deputy of RSO Parliament Chairman Tarzan Kokoity.
«We are seriously concerned about the Georgia’s intention to launch full-scale military operation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. There is good reason to think that Georgia is going to solve the problem of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by force. The point is that Georgia has no any grounds for the legal resolution of our problem.

Today OSCE Mission delegation visited the Republic of South Ossetia. Among the guests Director of OSCE secretariat conflict prevention centre Mr. Herbert Zalber, Head of OSCE Mission to Georgia Mrs. Terhi Hakala, Executive Adviser of the Head of Mission Mr. Mathew Goodstein, Senior military representative of OSCE Mission to Georgia Mr. Steven Yang and acting Head of Tskhinval OSCE Mission Hekki Lekhtonen.