Archive - 14/7/2012

The leadership of South Ossetia and the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Volosov, arrived in the Republic to celebrate the 20th anniversary of entering the Russian peacekeeping contingent, visited the Ossetian yard in the village of Khetagurovo (Tskhinval district of South Ossetia). During the visit, the guests were showed the Ossetian life, customs and traditions. South Ossetian art groups performed the Ossetian folk songs and dances.

An extraordinary meeting of the Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI) is being held in the Georgian village of Zardiantkari, which is located at the border with South Ossetia.

Celebrations, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the entry of the Russian peacekeepers in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict - the Day of Peacemaker- will be held today in South Ossetia.
A solemn meeting of the public representatives -"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God"- will be held in the capital of the republic.

Flash-poll: July 14, South Ossetia will celebrate the 20th anniversary of entering the Joint Peacekeeping Forces into the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. What is the role of peacekeepers in protecting the population of South Ossetia?

Boris Chochiev, former co-chair of the Joint Control Commission on the South Ossetian side:
The format of the peacekeeping operation, which was being conducted in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict from 1992 to 2008, is unique in the world. For the first time in the history of peacekeeping operations, it involved not only the Russian Federation as the chief mediator and guarantor of peace, but also the peacekeepers, representing the parties, involved in the conflict. During the period from the date of the peacekeepers entry until the ultra radical nationalist and fascist Saakashvili came to power in Georgia in 2004, no one peacekeeper was killed.

Statement of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia

July 9, 2012 Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) at its annual meeting adopted by a majority vote a resolution "On the situation in Georgia."
The resolution, drafted by the Polish deputy, contains clearly politicized and false position – supporting the "territorial integrity" of Georgia, and with reference to the term "occupied territories" are mentioned South Ossetia and Abkhazia.