Archive - 18/5/2016

May 11 in Moscow took place the meeting of the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of South Ossetia Murat Tskhovrebov with the head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia Andrei Belyaninov. During the meeting it was discussed the mechanism of implementation of the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between South Ossetia and Russia regarding the integration of the customs authorities. The corresponding supplementary agreement was signed by the parties April 25, 2016.
According to Murat Tskhovrebov, the meeting was held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. The parties have agreed to proceed with the implementation of the additional agreementand to form a joint working group that will coordinate the practical implementation of measures to implement the agreement and to solve the arising problems. On the proposal of the Russian partners the meetings of the working group will also be conducted in the videoconference format. The parties also discussed the issues of information exchange between the customs authorities of South Ossetia and Russia, as well as cooperation in the field of logistics.
In an interview with the journalists of IA "Res" Murat Tskhovrebov has noted that thanks to the policy of President Leonid Tibilov the interaction of South Ossetia and Russia in the field of customs has reached a new level: "In the format of a joint working group, we will be able to quickly solve all the issues that may arise in the implementation of the signed agreement. With the development of bilateral co-operation in South Ossetia will be modernized the material-technical resources of the South Ossetian customs authorities, and will be improved the skill level of our employees. I am pleased to say that we have met full understanding and support of Andrei Belianinov. "
According to the head of the South Ossetian customs authorities, this meeting has become an important step in the implementation of the supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration, signed on March 18, 2015 by presidents Leonid Tibilov and Vladimir Putin: "In the field of customs, we, with our Russian colleagues have been consistently implementing the course, fixed in the signed agreement. It aims at the closest interaction and cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia. "

The delegation of South Ossetia took part in the ceremonies dedicated to the second anniversary of proclamation of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The delegation included the Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladimir Tskhovrebov and a member of the political council of the party "United Ossetia" Igor Kozaev.
According to the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, the celebrations in the country began on May 11, with a large-scale marsh of workers on the main street of Donetsk.
At a solemn meeting in the Donetsk National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after A. Solovyanenko - the culmination of the festive events, were the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko and the heads of delegations.
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov read out the welcome address of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov to the leadership and people of the Donetsk People's Republic:
"You are not alone in your struggle for freedom and independence. All the people of goodwill share and understand the meaning and purpose of your struggle. Our people have gone through the same hard trials on the thorny path to the recognition of our statehood. "
Zakharchenko, in turn, expressed his gratitude to the people and leadership of South Ossetia for their support.
He has stressed that the Republic of South Ossetia is the first country that has recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic that is a true step of friendship and support to the brotherly people of Donetsk.
Alexander Zakharchenko issued a decree to award the "Order of Friendship" of the Donetsk People's Republic to the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.
Zakharchenko has also presented the appropriate awards to all members of the South Ossetian delegation.
The event has ended with a festive concert, which was also attended by the South Ossetian artists- the children's ensemble "Scythians" by the Lyceum of Arts.
During the visit to the DPR representatives of the Presidential Executive Office of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev and Vladimir Tskhovrebov held several meetings with Minister of Economy of the Donetsk People's Republic Victoria Romaniuk and the Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova.
According to Rodion Siukaev, in the course of the meeting with Viktor Romaniuk were discussed the issues of economic cooperation between the two republics.
"With the Foreign Minister we have discussed further cooperation with the Donetsk People's Republic to prepare an agreement on friendship and cooperation, which will bring the interaction of Donetsk and South Ossetia to a qualitatively new level", - added Siukaev.
The festive events were also attended by delegation, of Russia, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Luhansk People's Republic.

Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gasseev (Iron) became the mandatory challenger for the title of the IBF World Champion, by knocking out the American Jordan Schimmel.
Gassiev knocked out the opponent in the first round of the alleged 12-round bout. The boxing match was held in the Carlton, the US state of Minnesota.
The coach of the Ossetian athlete Vitaly Slanov has noted in an interview with the news agency "Res" that the team did not count on a quick victory.
Murat Gassiev will soon fight for the IBF title of the world champion. The opponent will be determined after the bout between Victor Emilio Ramirez and Denis Lebedev, which will take place on May 21.
A young talented boxer Murat Gassiev, not being defeated in the ring, has won the European IBF title, the IBF Intercontinental Champion, the WBC world champion. After the victory in this bout, he updated his record to 23 wins.
Schimmel has held 21 battles and 20 of them he has won.
The bout was broadcast worldwide on TV channel Fox sports 1.

May 16th Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev received an independent international expert on criminal investigations Dusan Ignyatovich engaged by invitation of the OSCE in investigating cases of persons to be listed as missing as a result of the Georgian aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia in 2008.
According to the press service of the Office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, "Murat Dzhioev has noted the great work carried out by Mr Dusan Ignyatovich to clarify the fate of the missing persons and expressed hope that this work will be continued. It was noted that the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report submitted by Mr. Ignyatovich on the results of his investigation, once again convincingly support the conclusion of the independent experts of the Council of Europe, engaged in the 2009-2010 investigation cases of missing persons, on the responsibility of the Georgian police authorities for the disappearance of the residents of South Ossetia ".
The meeting, during which was expressed the willingness to continue humanitarian and humane working to clarify the fate of missing persons, was also attended by the Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights of South Ossetia Inal Tasoev.
On the same day, Mr. Dusan Ignyatovich met with relatives of the missing, representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office of South Ossetia, and also had a conversation with the ICRC office in the Republic of South Ossetia.