Archive - 7/2012

Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia David Sanakoev has arrived in the Republic of Abkhazia on a working visit.
As IA "Res" has been informed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, in Sukhum David Sanakoev met with Foreign Minister of Abkhazia Vyacheslav Chirikba.
"During the meeting they discussed issues of bilateral cooperation and further development of relations between the two countries", - has been noted at the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev went to Moscow to continue training for his next rating battle.
This has been said IA "Res" by the coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov.
"Gassiev will meet in the ring with the Croatian fighter LubomirLyubochich. The fight was scheduled for July 29, 2012 in Montenegro. But due to some objective reasons the organizers brought forward the date of the battle for July 24, "- said Slanov.
According to him, due to bringing forward the fight, the training schedule of a South Ossetian boxer was amended.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov and members of the Russian delegation, headed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev and Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation on socio-economic issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Tatiana Golikova, visited today the Russian peacekeepers' barracks ("Upper Town "), destroyed in August 2008, and put mourning wreaths and flowers on the death spot of servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.

Adopted on July 3 the UN General Assembly draft resolution "Situation with the Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinval district / South Ossetia, Georgia" contribute neither to any progress on the issue of refugees, nor to the internal stability in the region.

Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia with regard to adoption of the UN resolution on refugees

July 3, 2012 The UN General Assembly approved a draft resolution "Situation with the Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinval district / South Ossetia, Georgia",put to the vote by Georgia.

The leadership of South Ossetia and the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev and Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation on socio-economic issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Tatiana Golikova visited the Znaur district of the Republic.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov and the Russian delegation, headed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev and Assistant to President of the Russian Federation on socio-economic issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Tatiana Golikova, inspected social infrastructure facilities in the city of Tskhinval. First of all, the delegation visited the Republican somatic hospital, where they examined the repaired building of the hospital, children's and intensive care departments, as well as the Operating Room.
During the meeting with the Minister of Health of South Ossetia Gregory Kulidzhanov it was underlined that the health system of the Republic was in serious trouble with the material and technical equipment, new personnel.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received today the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev and Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation on socio-economic issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Tatiana Golikova, arrived in the Republic for a two-day visit.
The head of South Ossetia greeted the guests, thanking in their persons the Russian Federation for constant aid and attention to the problems of the Republic.

Plenipotentiary Representative of President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev has received today in Tskhinval the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in South Ossetia Leann Hutchins.

In South Ossetia on a working visit arrived the First Secretary of the republican committee of the North Ossetian Communist Party, head of the Communist Party faction in the Parliament of North Ossetia Kazbek Taysaev and the North Ossetian deputy from the Communist Party, Robert Kochiev.