Archive - 4/2010

Representatives of the Border-Guard Department (BGD) of the RF FSB in South Ossetia found an ammunition cache, reported the press service of the RF FSB BGD. "At around 9:00 a.m., Representatives of the Border-Guard Department (BGD) of the RF FSB in South Ossetia found an ammunition cache three kilometers south of Balta, Znaur District, near the village of Tsnelis, 500 meters from the borderline of South Ossetia with Georgia", said the BGD representative.

Investigation group of the RSO KGB and de-mining specialists withdraw the ammunitions from the cache near the village of Balta, reported the KGB press-service.
"Currently, the cache location has been thoroughly checked, the ammunitions withdrawn. Military engineers identified RPG shells, anti-tank grenade RPG-18 "Mukha", shells for antiaircraft emplacement, etc", read the report.

Georgian military personnel trespassed the state borderline of South Ossetia, reports the Defense Ministry press-service.
”At around 17:00, two armored vehicles COBRA and one military pick-up enter the territory of South Ossetia as far as 150 meters near the village of Okona bordering with Georgian village of Knolevi. After warning shooting, the Georgian armed forces representatives returned back to Georgia”, says the report.

The visit of delegation from Nicaragua is an extremely important step forward in the process of South Ossetian’s integration into international community, stated the Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Murat Djioev. “I believe it was an important visit – it was an important step forward in the process of South Ossetia’s integration into international community, and in further recognition of our state, it was important for the right of our people for equal participation in international affairs and equal existence under the same sky with other people of the world”.

The top leaders of the Helsinki Commission have announced they will pose for pictures with Georgia President Saakashvili in Washington today. Though some may portray this event as “just a photo op” it unfortunately provides credibility for Georgia's leader, who has recently displayed some bizarre and un-statesmanlike behavior, including starting a war with the Republic of South Ossetia; unilaterally sending special forces to Ukraine to serve as observers; ordering children in his country to prepare for war; and sowing panic among his citizenry when he allowed a government-supported television station to broadcast a fake account of a Russian invasion of his country.

Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Nicaragua, Murat Djioev and Samuel Santos Lopez, signed joint declaration on establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of South Ossetian and Republic of Nicaragua and the Protocol on consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Nicaragua.
RSO President Eduard Kokoity attended the signing ceremony. He underlined the importance of the signed Declaration.

PACE representatives trying to arrive on the territory of South Ossetia from Georgia were informed on the rules regulating the entry. The Plenipotentiary for Human Rights David Sanakoev told IA RES correspondent about the details of the incident with the representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe at the boundary line between South Ossetia and Georgia.

On 14 April, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Samuel Santos Lopez paying official visit to the Republic of South Ossetia.
During the meeting, the sides had a fruitful dialogue on issues of mutual interest to foster further development of friendship and cooperation between the Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Nicaragua.
The sides expressed their common satisfaction about full agreement in viewpoints on current international relations.

The Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation assures the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Russian Federation in its highest consideration and expresses condolences to the families and relatives, the people of Poland, in relation to the airplane crash news Smolensk where the President of Poland Leh Kazcinski and accompanying him high officials died. During thses hard days for Poland, the Embassy expresses its sympathy and support to the people of Poland.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a session with the representatives of ministries, government agencies, heads of city and rural administrations. The president opened the session with tasking to examine all issues related to delayed approval of the 2010 budget.
The session continued with law enforcement bodies’ reports on the situation for the previous week. Interior Minister of South Ossetia Valery Valiev noted that the personnel of the Interior Ministry increased its patrolling due to religious holidays. According to Valiev, the number of cases of driving in a drunken state decreased significantly. The President once again tasked the Interior Ministry to intensify their mode of operation in relation to religious feasts. Valiev has also informed that the Interior Ministry personnel are participating in professional training at Krasnodar Interior Ministry University from 8 to 22 April.