Archive - 10/2013

ssues of formation of the Investment Program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia have been discussed today at a meeting in Tskhinval with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian executive authorities.
At the beginning of the meeting the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov briefed on the work done during the two days joint work.
"We have seen more than 20 facilities under construction, as well as a number of border roads. We have some proposals, that will be discussed during the upcoming work", - said the head of state.
The Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for socio-economic cooperation with
CIS countries, South Ossetia and Abkhazia Oleg Govorun proposed to discuss and form the joint working stages. According to him, the group will need more time to inspect the unfinished facilities and make a number of conclusions. In particular, to determine what facilities could be completed in 2014 that requires the on-site monitoring of the progress of construction, availability of logistics and other issues.
"The second point that I would like to focus on: when we take a final decision on the list of facilities for 2014, we should have all the necessary documentation,"- said the Russian official.
He also noted the need to determine the amount required for the annual maintenance of the facilities after putting them into operation.
"These are the conditions, without which we could not take a final decision," - said Govorun.
He has added that the facilities under construction which will be completed in 2014 have construction documents, expertise, but it is not paid. In this regard, Govorun noted to take into account the amount to pay for the expertise when forming the application for 2014. He has also listed a number of facilities that will be included in the investment program for 2014 according to the results of the inspection trip.
In particular, it is the administration building of the Tskhinval district, the local history museum, sewage treatment facilities, a secondary school in the village of Khetagurovo, livestock complex, a sport complex of Kabaeva, a cinema and concert hall "Chermen," four buildings of the micro-district "North," a secondary school № 3.
"We can consider the demolish of the destroyed houses to the north of Tskhinval, to estimate how much it will cost and whether it is possible to do it in 2014 - said Govorun.
He also proposed to include in the 2014 program the roads Bikar -Leningor and Dmenis - Bikar.
Next the meeting continued without participation of the media.
It should be reminded that in South Ossetia on a working visit is the head of the Russian Presidential Administration for socio-economic development with the CIS countries, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Oleg Govorun and a group of Russian experts, which together with the South Ossetian counterparts are engaged in preparing for the next ninth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on socio- economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia.

Chairman of the South Ossetian public organization of the families of the dead and missing as a result of the Georgian aggression «Memorial» Alena Gagloeva has appealed to the head of North Ossetia Taimuraz Mamsurov in connection with the public statements of a former member of the so-called "Alternative government" Vladimir Sanakoev, established in 2006 by the Georgian special services and functioning in the Georgian-controlled (up to 2008) territory of South Ossetia.
In particular, the South Ossetian voluntary group activist has focused on the publication of Sanakoev on the website «Caucasian policy» October 22, 2013, which refers to the creation of the public organization "Peace Express" in North Ossetia- Alania.
"I appeal to you to stop such political projects, which, of course, are destabilizing , even extremist, and stop in time such statements and their possible harmful consequences," - the statement reads.
As a result of the Georgian aggression, continues Gagloeva, were killed many civilians and defenders of South Ossetia, the best representatives of the Ossetian people.
"Among the killed are my father and mother. We cannot forget about the Russian peacekeepers, who have given their lives for the achievement of peace in South Ossetia. People of South Ossetia are particularly upset about such statements and actions that offend the memory of those who died for our country. It is hard to imagine that in South Ossetia could have lived a man, who by his actions and statements had offended the memory of our common tragedy in Beslan, when were killed innocent children. No any citizen would wait a minute to stop such offender.
Esteemed Taymuraz Dzambekovich ! I ask you to give a proper assessment to the activities of Vladimir Sanakoev in the Republic of North Ossetia -Alania, "- the statement says.
Commenting on the interview of Sanakoev, the Chairman of "Memorial" has noted that
his so-called "political activity" was always directly linked to the presence of an "employer."
"The whole world community is aware of that peace reigns in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but a traitor Sanakoev doesn`t want to believe in it. Apparently, all these five years, he was in a coma and could not realize how much had changed a political scene,"- said Gagloeva, recalling that the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has been recognized internationally.
"In general, one should not take seriously the statements by Sanakoev. This is the nonsense of a mentally ill person. But we cannot ignore that the painful illness and fantasies can be used by the interested groups of people with certain political ideas, inspired and ordered by the West to undermine peace and prosperity in our country. Of course, the basic idea of Sanakoev is a desire to get benefit, inflicting harm in the ordered territorial point, whether it is North or South Ossetia. Such elements as Sanakoev cause irritation in the society," - is convinced Gagloeva .

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Dmitry Medoev took part in the inauguration of the III-rd Moscow Festival of Culture of the Peoples of the Caucasus, held October 28 in the concert hall "Izmailovo" under the auspices of the Russian Congress of Peoples of the Caucasus.

Public statements of the former member of the so -called "alternative government" of Georgia Vladimir Sanakoev on the website "Caucasian policy" caused indignation of the people of South Ossetia, who had experienced the betrayal of Sanakoev. Sanakoev to this day has not stopped his anti-Ossetian and anti-Russian activities, but now in North Ossetia.
The appeal of the Chairperson of the Fund to support the wounded, disabled in the course of combat activities in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia Madina Plieva to the head of North Ossetia Taimuraz Mamsurov, in particular, says:
"We – the invalids - members of the South Ossetian Foundation to support the wounded during combat operations in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia in 1989-2008, appreciate your productive work, your professionalism and incorruptible patriotism.
You are an inspiring example for us, as a real Ossetian, a wise leader and a prominent political figure. We know that you cherish the ideals of unity of the Ossetian people, happiness and well-being of the Great Russia, and our beloved Motherland - Ossetia.
As you know, our Motherland is experiencing difficult times. Georgian fascists do not leave attempts to subjugate South Ossetia. Unfortunately, in doing so, they use the help of some citizens who are formally Ossetians, have Russian citizenship, but having nothing Ossetian or Russian at heart.
Georgian officials, politicians, extremely hostile to South Ossetia and Russia, do not hide the fact that at the present stage, their main purpose is to discredit Russia and the national liberation struggle of the people of South Ossetia. One of those who actively participated in these actions in the second half of the 2000s is a certain Vladimir Sanakoev. To our surprise, after the shameful failure of the attempts by Georgia to seize the territory of South Ossetia, killing or expelling its people, he settled in North Ossetia.
Sanakoev is trying again to come onto the political scene, giving an interview, in which he expresses the intention to return to Georgia and to resume anti-Ossetian and anti-Russian activities.
In fact, he publicly justifies the policy of state terrorism of Georgia against South Ossetia. His appeals not to accept "Russia's recognition of South Ossetia" should not be perceived calmly.
We express confidence, Mr. Mamsurov, that based on your wisdom, you will make the right decision, following the supreme long-term interests of the Ossetian people, considerations dictated by concern for peace among nations, opposition to any kind of extremism and anti-state activities , no matter where they occur."
It should be reminded that Vladimir Sanakoev is a traitor of the Ossetian people, who took the side of the Saakashvili regime and received from his hands a Georgian passport, now trying to establish in North Ossetia a public organization "Peace –Express."

Presidential elections in Georgia have not brought sensations. The new head of state, as predicted almost all, has become the candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", uninviting and uncharismatic George Margvelashvili. There was not a second round, his nearest rivals- the candidate of the former ruling party "United National Movement" David Bakradze and former Speaker of the Parliament Nino Burjanadze, together scored less than a third of votes.
But this is not so important. Since these elections, the presidential post in Georgia will be more symbolic than practical. In accordance with the amendments to the Constitution, adopted three years ago, the president's powers are greatly reduced, redistributed between the parliament and the government (controlled by the same "Georgian Dream "). Saakashvili`s era has become irrevocably a thing of the past.
The elections were not an arena for the struggle of ideologies. The top three candidates for the presidency demonstrated touching unanimity on the main directions of foreign policy. President-elect Margvelashvili, as well as Bakradze and Burjanadze, support Georgia's accession to NATO and the EU, rejecting the possibility of returning the country in the CIS ("Georgia is clearly moving in the direction of Europe ") and dreaming of "the restoration of the territorial integrity of Georgia," that means, the return of the independent states South Ossetia and Abkhazia that is, of course, impossible.
There is no doubt that the Georgian course "from Russia" and Euro-Atlantic integration will not change. It is also absurd to expect improvement of Russian-Georgian, Georgian- Ossetian and Georgian- Abkhazian relations, the evidence of which is a number of actions against the installation of barbed wire along the Georgian -South Ossetian border, collecting signatures for a petition against Georgia's participation in the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi ( since the beginning of October has already been collected 28,000 ), burning Russian flags and other such tricks, demonstrating the true approach of Tbilisi to establish inter-state relations.
A striking finishing touch is the reaction of the Georgian leadership to the participation of the Russian pilot Ivan Nechayev, who among other warriors repelled the Georgian aggression in August 2008, in the Olympic torch relay. "The government, which intends to improve relations with the neighboring country, should not behave so provocatively," - commented on the fact the offended government of Georgia. The problem for Tbilisi, as well as in recent years, is not in unleashing the war against South Ossetia, but only in the response of Russia to this inhumane action.
And «to establish relations», apparently, is fundamentally important not for Georgia, which has damaged them itself, but just for Russia.
And this is despite the fact that the Russian market, contrary to the interests of the consumer and the foreign policy objectives of the Russian Federation, has opened for the Georgian wine and mineral water "Borjomi " (which, frankly speaking, loses Russian mineral water both in quality and price ). What other unilateral concessions are required from the Russian side? ... But in Tbilisi are not ready to accept the reality. Georgian political circles still do not even realize such an obvious thing that the train of the "confederate Georgia" is off, and the order of the day is not the "return" of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which will never happen, but the preservation of the territorial unity that yet remained. Not accidentally Margvelashvili, Bakradze and Burjanadze, as previously Saakashvili with Ivanishvili, during the pre-election campaign in various ways were singing an old song about «finding a common language with Abkhazians and Ossetians» and the construction of new Georgia," which will be interesting for both Abkhazians and Ossetians."
In the current circumstances, the personal composition of the Georgian leadership is not so important - it is still unable to cope with the challenges of the time. In Georgia in the foreseeable future there will be neither pro-Russian, nor pro-Georgian politicians, realizing the depth of the internal and external risks facing the state. For qualitative improvement of the Russian-Georgian relations it is absurd the claims against Russia, but the repentance of the Georgian leadership (and, more importantly, of the society) for the events of 2008 (or rather, for what was happening at least since 1989). But Georgia is proud of its "heroes." The country obviously needs external governance, and it is necessary to carry out the old methods - by a Russian governor-general from the Vorontsov Palace, situated on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.

Today in the Russian 4th military base in the capital of South Ossetia was held a farewell ceremony for the banner of the
commander of the detachment, Major-General Alexander Shushukin.
The event was attended by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, commander of the 58th Army of the Southern
Military District of Russia Major-General Andrei Gurulyov, the new commander of the 4th Russian military base in South
Ossetia Colonel Mikhail Polishchuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the

The weekly meeting with the heads of the power ministries and agencies South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov began with a minute of silence for the victims of the car accident that took place last week in the Republic, informed IA "Res" a press Secretary of the RSO President Ghana Yanovskaya.
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Lavoev reported on the operational situation in South Ossetia. The head of state asked the Minister to pay special attention to the situation on the roads of the capital, as well as the highways of national importance.
According to Lavoev, for the past week in South Ossetia were registered 136 traffic violations , 16 of which are classified as violations of driving under the influence.
Leonid Tibilov has noted that last week was held a meeting of the Coordinating Council, which discussed the issue of the increased road accidents in the Republic.
The head of state has stressed that the problem with the increased number of accidents is important and is yet to be solved. As stressed the head of state, often the culprits of the accidents are citizens themselves, driving under the influence.
"We need to establish a good driving school for our citizens, which will graduate competent drivers" - the president said.
The Head of State has informed that it was made a decision to delegate the functions of the driving school to the South - Ossetian State University. During the meeting, some ministers reported on the earlier instructions. In particular, Justice Minister Murat Vaneev has reported that the problem to provide medical care to the seriously ill prisoners has been partially solved.
"Today, one of the prisoners will be examined by a surgeon, who will arrive in the Republic under the agreement. Unfortunately, the state of health of another prisoner requires hospitalization outside South Ossetia. With this question we have a problem "- said Vaneev.
At the end of the meeting the President has underlined that the work of the ministries should be of high quality. "I`ll be checking on the spot how the work is progressing, including the law enforcement agencies. I has started today with the Ministry of Construction and then the other agencies ", - concluded the president.

The South Ossetian leadership has extended the term of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic. The decision was taken today at a meeting of the Government of the Republic, which was held under the chairmanship of the President Leonid Tibilov. Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Kochiev noted that the tenure of the ICRC in South Ossetia would end on November 1 and proposed to extend it for one year. After a lengthy discussion, the government voted for the extension for six months. The head of state instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request the ICRC detailed report on the work done during the last year and the plan for the coming year.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Government of South Ossetia Tarzan Kokoev introduced a draft law "On the administrative supervision of the persons released from places of imprisonment." He has noted that the abolition of the administrative supervision of the persons has shown that individuals of this category committed crimes both in the Republic and abroad.
"Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to adopt this law for prevention of crimes and other offenses by former prisoners," – stressed Kokoev.
This bill was unanimously approved by the Cabinet.
Minister of Culture of the Republic Makharbeg Kokoev submitted a draft law "On protection and use of immovable monuments of cultural history of South Ossetia."
"This law is essential for our Republic. The law is aimed at implementing the constitutional obligation of every citizen to take care of the preservation of historical and cultural heritage,"- said Kokoev.
This bill was also unanimously approved.
Minister of Economic Development of South Ossetia raised a question to establish a special commission to determine the conditions of cancellation and prolongation of debts of small and medium-sized enterprises of the RSO before the public corporation "Joint-stock Savings Bank of South Ossetia," the National Bank and the state budget of South Ossetia.
During the meeting were also approved the establishment of rules and methods and the size of a one-time annual fee for the use of radio frequency spectrum in the RSO.

In the period from October18 to 25 the Border Service of the KGB of South Ossetia considered the cases against seven people.
Two people were detained for illegal transportation of goods across the state border, two for violation of the frontier zone of the state border and three –for violation of the regime of the state border.
"Four of them are citizens of South Ossetia, one -a Russian citizen, and two of them - citizens of Georgia," – confirmed the KGB official.
Three citizens of South Ossetia from among the four citizens detained this week, by a court decision were fined, one citizen of the Republic of South Ossetia is under investigation.
" October 19, a citizen of Georgia, a resident of the village of Adzvistavi, Gori district, Eldar Gundrishvili was fined by a court decision and expelled from the Republic. The second Georgian citizen, a resident of the village of Plavi, Gori district, Robinson Terashvili is under investigation, "- said the KGB official.
A citizen of Russia was verbally warned and released.