Archive - 19/5/2011

The Delegation from South Ossetia is intending to leave for Israel, where it will hold a range of the meetings with Israeli journalists and businessmen, as well as with the representatives of the ossetian diaspora in this Middle East country. The visit of the delegation headed by the head of the. Government administration of the RSO Eleonora Bedoeva and the chief editor of the newspaper "South Ossetia" Zalina Tskhovrebova will take place on invitation of the executive manager of the Israeli office of the worldwide congress of the russian-language Jewry Elion Vilenchik. "In the course of the trip we shall meet with the journalists of the russian-language publications in Israel for further interaction and expansion of the informational space of South Ossetia. We are also planning to work out the joint journalistic projects for struggling with the fascist manifestations all over the world", - has told IA "Res" the chief editor of the newspaper "South Ossetia" Zalina Tskhovrebova.

The question of entering the Russian Federation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) will not be connected with the Georgian ambitions on checking up the border of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It has been declared IA "Res" by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev, commenting the position of Georgia related to joining Russia in the WTO. "This question was being discussed between Russia and Georgia in the course of many years, but the authorities of Georgia politicize this problem using the incorrect comic elements. The question of entering Russia in WTO will not be connected with the Georgian ambitions on controlling the neighboring sovereign states – the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia", - has declared the Head of the foreign policy department of the RSO. Dzhioev has noted that checking up the pass system on the boundary of Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia is only the business of these states establishing their relationship based on the contractual Law in accordance with the international standards. «Georgia has not to apply to these states, as to the bilateral relations of any other state" - has emphasized the Minister.

On 18 May, near the village Lopan in Znaurskiy region a group of the Georgian citizens, residing at the territory of South Ossetia illegally, were detained by the border guards of the Border service of the KGB of South Ossetia in the course of the actions on guarding the boundary. It has been reported IA "Res" by the press-service of the KGB of the RSO.

The measures on providing the passport system, which has started today on 17 May, were discussed at the government session of the Republic. As noted by the chairman of the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister of the government of the RSO Domenty Kulumbegov, the lack of the passport forms upon the model of 2006 has become a problem for many inhabitants of South Ossetia in getting the principal document, certifying the citizenship of the RSO.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia has sent its congratulations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Finance of the Republic of Nauru on the occasion of the Constitution Day of the Republic of Nauru. In the congratulation, in particular, is said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South of Ossetia expresses its high respect to the Ministry of foreign affairs, trade and finance of the Republic of Nauru and has the honour to direct its sincere congratulations on celebrating the Constitution Day of the Republic of Nauru. Constitution is not only the attribute of the statehood, but also the legislative confirmation of the will of people, expressed in the course of elections and referendum, the warranty of equal facilities, protection of rights and civil liberties of people, the guarantee of democratic changes, occurring in any society.