Life-sentenced prisoners of Gldani prison in Tbilisi (Georgia), among whom are three citizens of South Ossetia - Georgy Zasseev, Joseph Kochiev and Georgy Valiev – have stopped the hunger strike, started on April 15, 2013.
The mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia has been supporting the low-income large families in the implementation of micro projects.
As IA "Res" was reported by a spokesperson of the ICRC mission in South Ossetia Marina Tedety, "as a result of last year's assessment of the living conditions of large families in South Ossetia, the ICRC mission selected potential participants in the program of microeconomic initiatives, which allows the families to provide a small but steady income."
The South Ossetian delegation is taking part in the Third International Historico-Cultural Forum "The Great Victory, won by unity: Peoples of the Caucasus in the Battle of Stalingrad", dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad. The forum is being held in the Russian city of Volgograd, April 25-26.
On the first day of the forum, representatives of the South Ossetian delegation took part in the laying of wreaths and flowers in the hall of glory and at the tomb of Marshal Chuikov on Mamaev mound; they have also visited the exhibition "Together from Stalingrad to the Great Victory."
Then there was held a plenary session, during which representatives of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Volgograd region, as well as heads of the delegations participating in the forum, made reports.
In his speech, President of the Development Fund "Institute of Eurasian Studies" Valery Tursunov has noted the importance of the Battle of Stalingrad, which became a decisive factor in the outcome of the struggle of the peoples of the USSR against the Nazi invaders.
"This victory inspired not only those who were fighting in the Great Patriotic War, but also the anti-Nazi around the world. But only you, veterans, know the real price of this victory, what you had to endure to gain it, and what is to protect the homeland to the last drop of blood, "- he emphasized.
The Acting President of the Republic of Dagestan Ramadan Abdullatipov has also addressed the participants of the plenary session.
"In the World War II all the peoples of the Caucasus were united in their struggle. German invaders were hoping that they could embroil our peoples and thereby destroy our country. This did not happen, because our fathers and grandfathers were worthy men and the part of their dignity and honor was the feeling of friendship of peoples – they were all in the same ranks, they were one nation, they were not the people of different nationalities, but only the patriots, "- he said.
Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Interregional and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, Vladimir Chernov in his speech read out greetings of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to participants and guests of the forum.
On the same day, representatives of the South Ossetian delegation participated in the three sessions of the forum - "The Turning Point on the way to the Great Victory: Peoples of the Caucasus in the Battle of Stalingrad" which discussed the work of scholars in the study of the Battle of Stalingrad. Besides, South Ossetian participants of the forum attended the sessions "Searching movement: how to keep alive the memory of the Great Victory" and "Historical memory of the Great Victory in the eyes of young people", where the report was made by the representative of the Russian Union of Youth in South Ossetia Roman Dzhioev. He has noted the appreciation and honor of the victory of the Soviet people by the younger generation in South Ossetia; he has also presented the book "We remember the names of heroes."
At the end of the working part of the first day the participants adopted a resolution of the Third International Historico-Cultural Forum "The Great Victory, won by unity: Peoples of the Caucasus in the Battle of Stalingrad."
Then a reception was given by the Governor of the Volgograd Region Sergei Bozhenov, as well as the concert of performers and creative teams of the Volgograd region, Moscow, the North Caucasus and the Transcaucasian states.
The Russian working group led by the representative of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Zhuk, has arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. The delegation has also included representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia Ivan Anokhin and an expert of the Federal Property Management Agency Andrei Nikitin.
Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the speech of Prime Minister of Georgia made at the spring session of PACE
April 23, 2013, Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili made a speech at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and voiced the main trends and challenges in the foreign policy of Georgia. In particular, he said that "it is obvious to all, that 20 per cent of the country were occupied by Russia in 2008."
"There is nothing surprising or unexpected that Mikhail Saakashvili expressed his dissatisfaction with the speech by Bidzina Ivanishvili at the PACE session - on the contrary, it was expected, " said the South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev in his interview with IA "Res," commenting on the dissatisfaction of the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili with the speech of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Tuesday at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
"There is nothing surprising or unexpected that Mikhail Saakashvili expressed his dissatisfaction with the speech by Bidzina Ivanishvili at the PACE session - on the contrary, it was expected, " said the South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev in his interview with IA "Res," commenting on the dissatisfaction of the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili with the speech of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Tuesday at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The question of ratifying the Agreement between the governments of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation "On the international motor traffic" was discussed at today's meeting of the Committee for Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations of the Parliament of South Ossetia, chaired by the Committee Chairman Yuri Dzitstsoity.
All works on fixation of the line of demarcation of the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia are carried out in full accordance with the legislation of the Republic of South Ossetia. This was reported to IA "Res" by the South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, Chairman of the Government Committee of South Ossetia on delimitation and demarcation of the state border Murat Dzhioev.
Prosecutor General`s Office of South Ossetia began criminal proceedings on charges of killings and disappearances of the citizens of the Republic in 2008.
As Attorney General of South Ossetia Merab Chigoev said IA "Res," during the last week, prosecutors had investigated materials and criminal cases of the Georgia's attack on South Ossetia in August 2008, as well as those crimes committed by the armed forces of Georgia.