Archive - 24/1/2012

A regular meeting in the format of Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI) has started in the Georgian village of Dvani, which is bordering with South Ossetia. The meeting is held behind closed doors. As reported to IA "RES" by Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Republic, head of the delegation Merab Chigoev, the South Ossetian delegation once again will raise the issue of the missing persons of South Ossetia.

The Central Election Committee of South Ossetia accepted a package of documents from the initiative group for nominating ex- Chairman of the Committee of Transportation of the RSO Maurice Sanakoev presidential candidate. As reported to IA "Res" by the CEC representative, the "application of the initiative group will be considered within five days, then a decision on registration or refusal of registration will be made".

The activities of the Georgian non-governmental organization "Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian House" and its founder Nestan Kirtadze have aroused bewilderment and indignation in South Ossetia. This was stated by the presidential envoy on post-conflict settlement in South Ossetia Boris Chochiev, commenting, in particular, the meeting of Kirtadze with representatives of the European Union Observer Mission in Georgia, where it has been declared intention of the Mission to open shopping centers in the Georgian villages bordering with South Ossetia and Abkhazia; they consider that it will be "direct salvation" for "people who have found themselves in a tight situation." "To say that opening of these shopping centers will be a direct salvation to the residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and that the majority of our people are living in extreme poverty – is nonsense.

Acting President of South Ossetia Vadim Brovtsev met with the ex-presidential candidate of South Ossetia, the leader of the South Ossetian opposition Alla Dzhioeva. The meeting was held behind closed doors. According to both sides, the dialogue was rather constructive. "We are grateful to the President for his positive steps. He has listened attentively to all our positions. Moreover, for the first time I heard this question: ''What are your suggestions? The dialogue will be continued. All the issues we identified have been perceived by Brovtsev positively, and we are looking forward for further constructive dialogue", - Dzhioeva told the journalists after the meeting. She added that she had handed over a package of documents, among them - the Supreme Court's decision on canceling the elections, - to the legal department of the president, so that they would offer their expertise.

Russian border guards in South Ossetia detained four citizens of Georgia for violation of the state border. It has been reported to IA "Res" at the press service of the Border Control Agency of the FSS of Russia in South Ossetia. "On 22 January 2012, at 13:25, the employees of the Border Control Agency of FSS of Russia, South Ossetia detained three citizens of Georgia near the village Diseu (Tskhinval District of South Ossetia), for making an attempt of illegal crossing of the state border of South Ossetia and Georgia.