Speaker of the Parliament of Novorossia Oleg Tsarev arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. In Tskhinval he was received by President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov. During the meeting they discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.
Speaker of the Parliament of Novorossiya Oleg Tsarev, arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit, has met today in Tskhinval with deputies of the Parliament of the Republic.
Prime Minister of South Ossetia Domenty Kulumbegov has met with a delegation of Russian state-owned company "Russian Railways".
Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the leadership of "Russian Railways" for helping the people of South Ossetia during the restoration of the Republic after the war in August 2008.
The message of the South Ossetian delegation on the outcome of the 29th round of international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia
October 7-8, 2014 in Geneva was held another round of international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia. It was attended by the delegations of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as representatives from the EU, UN and OSCE.
At the next round of Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia South Ossetian delegation still intends to achieve concrete progress in drafting a document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The delegation of South Ossetia went to Geneva to participate in the 29 round of discussions, which will be held October 7-8. The main objective of the South Ossetian side, as in previous rounds, is to draft a document on the no-use of force.
As IA «RES» has been informed at the office of the Presidential Envoy to the RSO for post-conflict settlement, the South Ossetian delegation will continue to work on the solution of humanitarian issues, including the release of the citizens of South Ossetia from Georgian prisons and clarifying the fate of the missing persons.
South Ossetian delegation will not discuss refugee issues, as the Georgian side, politicizing this question, has been submitting it to the UN General Assembly for several years. South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not participate in the meetings of the UN General Assembly, so their opinion is not taken into account. Accordingly, the problem is considered only from the point of view of the Georgian side. Therefore South Ossetia refuses to discuss the refugee issue in the framework of the Geneva discussions.
The Geneva discussions are held since 2008 in accordance with the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan and involve representatives of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as the UN, OSCE and EU. South Ossetian delegation is headed by Presidential Envoy to the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
South Ossetia has no relation to the territorial integrity of Georgia, told the news agency "Res" the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations Igor Kochiev, commenting on the speech of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili.
Any military support to Georgia is an alarming factor for South Ossetia, said Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at a meeting with the UN, OSCE and the EU Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions.
The official delegation of South Ossetia took part in the celebrations held in Tiraspol, on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The delegation has included the Foreign Minister David Sanakoev and the head of the parliamentary committee for foreign policy Igor Kochiev.
In Tskhinval has been held a commemorative event dedicated to the International Day of missing persons, organized by the Committee of missing persons` families, with support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Today in the capital of South Ossetia has taken place a grand meeting dedicated to the sixth anniversary of Russia's recognition of South Ossetia. The event was attended by the leadership of the Republic, led by President Leonid Tibilov, visitors from Russia, Abkhazia, Kabardino-Balkaria and other republics.
The festivities were also attended by the first and second presidents of South Ossetia Ludwig Chibirov and Eduard Kokoity, as well as a delegation of "Gazprom".
Leonid Tibilov has congratulated the gathered and noted that, while recognizing the independence of South Ossetia; Moscow realized the full extent of responsibility.
"South Ossetia and Russia over the years tried to find a compromise solution in the framework of negotiations on the settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. Georgia, however, ignored not only our peace initiatives, but also international agreements on the settlement and the format of the peacekeeping operation in South Ossetia, focusing on military force. Unleashing the war, trampling international law, causing a humanitarian catastrophe, Georgia proved it the party that ignored the methods of diplomacy, compromise in resolving the perennial disputes, "- said Tibilov.
He has noted that time has shown the correctness of the choice of the Ossetian people and that Russia is a strategic partner of South Ossetia.
"Six years ago, Russia saved our nation from destruction and took responsibility for the fate of the Ossetian people," - stressed Tibilov.
International recognition has opened up new prospects for South Ossetia, made it possible to develop the spirit of enterprise and initiative. The main thing now is to ensure the stable development of the country, a decent standard of life for each of its residents.
At the meeting were also the leaders of delegations arrived in the Republic, read out congratulatory letter of the heads of states, also took place the award ceremony of employees of Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the launch of the gas pipeline "Dzuarikau-Tskhinval."