Archive - 2016

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.

The exhibition of the Ossetian artists "Arv-Art" will be opened in Brussels in the framework of the program "The Days of Ossetian culture in Europe", informed the news agency "Res" the head of the international non-profit association «Renaissance Sandidzan» Radion Pukhaev.

According to him, the international exhibition of the Ossetian artists "Arv-Art" will be opened on May 14.

"At the exhibition will be presented the works by Igor Toguzaev, Teimuraz Pliev, Arkady Kumaritov, Fatima Tsallagova, Valery Ataev, Victor Tsallagov, Karina Kachmazova" – said Pukhaev.

He has added that the exhibition of the Ossetian artists will also be presented in Luxembourg, French Aviote and Berlin.

"In addition, in the near future we plan to hold a round table with participation of the clerisy from Ossetia and Europe", - said Pukhaev.

May 4 Acting Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia Andrei Tskhovrebov received the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy Mr Mauro Murgia.

As reported to IA "Res" by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia, during the meeting they have discussed issues concerning the activities of the office of the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, the opening of which took place on April 2, 2016 in Rome.

It was stressed the importance of this event to further promote the interests of South Ossetia in Italy. During the meeting were also considered the prospects for the implementation of various projects that can be implemented in the Republic of South Ossetia in the field of medicine, economy, education and culture. "

Andrew Tskhovrebov thanked Mr. Murgia "for active civil position and his work as a representative" and expressed his gratitude to everyone who assisted him.

April 26, 2016 Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev received the Head of Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Republic of South Ossetia Nalyan Antman.

According to the press service of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, "during the meeting were discussed issues of search and clarify the fate of persons to be listed as missing as a result of the 1991 - 1992 and 2008 Georgian aggression. Participants of the meeting have noted the effectiveness of the tripartite coordination of Mechanism under the auspices of the ICRC, as part of the work of which has been recently clarified the fate of one of the defenders of South Ossetia, to be listed as missing since August 2008, and expressed the need to further enhancing of its activity. "

.In the course of the meeting were also discussed humanitarian issues, including the humanitarian situation in the areas adjacent to the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.

"On the part of South Ossetia, the meeting was also attended by the State Advisor to the President David Sanakoev and the Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights Inal Tasoev representing South Ossetia in the tripartite coordination mechanism for the search for missing persons".

During the forthcoming referendum on amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia to be held in July 2016, it will be proposed Article 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, according to which: "The Republic of South Ossetia has the right to enter into an alliance with other states and to transfer to the bodies of the Union part of its powers ", supplemented by the following paragraph:

"Based on the results of the popular vote (referendum) on January 19,1992, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia with the consent of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia has the right to appeal to the leadership of the Russian Federation with the offer on acceptance of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation as a new region of the Russian Federation and to conclude with the Russian Federation the relevant Treaty "

This initiative, as it is known, was proposed by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov. We asked the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev to comment on this situation:

The initiative of the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov to hold a referendum on introducing amendments to the current Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, which legally allows to apply to the Russian Federation on the acceptance of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation, is completely clear and justified.

The desire to reunite with Russia, the Russian people is a long-standing dream and strategy of the political orientation of the people of South Ossetia, at least since 1917, when by the revolution will and subsequent events, South Ossetia found itself out of the Russian space . All these years preceding the present initiative, have shown that only with Russia can be guaranteed a quiet present and future of our people.

President Leonid Tibilov has repeatedly stressed his and the South Ossetian leadership's commitment to becoming a part of Russia. The idea of ​​a referendum, he announced in February, in his Message to the Parliament and the people of South Ossetia.

I believe that it is in this formulation, the issue of a referendum is legally and politically correct and has the prospect of implementation.

Such an important step, as the acceptance of one state to another one should be legally justified and supported by political and international environment.

The referendum to be held on the scheme proposed by the President enables the legal justification, it will be enshrined in the Constitution (now Article 10 of the Constitution does not provide for the entry of South Ossetia into another state), and also gives powers to the President and the Parliament in due time on behalf of the people to appeal to the Russian leadership . This referendum and the Constitution will give the right and duty to the President and the Parliament to speak on behalf of all the people, because they are elected by the people and have appropriate authority (and this will not be a personal whim of one person, as it is now want to present a few).

Speaking about accepting South Ossetia to the Russian Federation, we should not ignore the international environment, the momentary desire should not put the RSO or Russia in an awkward position with the international legal point of view. And in order to be at the right time in the right place you have to be prepared in advance. Such preparedness can be provided by the referendum .

In Makhachkala has completed the work the international youth student forum "For the mutual understanding in the Caucasus", which was attended by representatives of socially active young people, journalists and bloggers from all over the North Caucasus, as well as representatives of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Krasnodar region, Sevastopol, Republic of Adygea, Kalmykia and Crimea.

As reported to the news agency "Res" by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Assistant Vice-Rector of South Ossetian State University for educational and vocational guidance work Bela Mamieva, the forum "For the mutual understanding in the Caucasus" was very informative and interesting.

"Our delegation has included a lecturer of the Department of Journalism of the South Ossetian State University Zarina Kachmazova, a Chairman of the student council Albert Gabatty and a student of our university Azamat Tedeeev ", - she said.

Mamieva has noted that the program of the forum has included the work in the areas such as patriotism in Russia, social activity, public diplomacy, information space.

"The forum participants could choose interesting fields, we have chosen public diplomacy and information space - clarified Mamieva.- Each section was attached to a specific expert. Our expert was a Chairman of the Board of the Fund for Support and Development of Jewish Culture Mikhail Chernov - an expert of the site "information space". Chernov is a well-known journalist, who worked from 2002 to 2008 on the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, he has warmly welcomed us.

The head of the delegation has noted that the South Ossetian students were very active during the round tables.

"They were also included in the expert group and the working section of the" people's diplomacy ", - said Mamieva.- Following the forum, each Republic has chosen one direction in which it intends to work. We have chosen the work with bloggers and the placement of the Caucasus content on the Russian portals. We started working on it and we hope that we will succeed. "

Mamieva has emphasized that the visit of the South Ossetian delegation .took place thanks to the Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of South Ossetia Sergey Zasseev and Rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeeev.

She has also added that Sergey Zasseev and Vadim Tedeev were handed over letters of thanks from the organizers of the forum "For understanding in the Caucasus".

Leonid Tibilov has stressed that the Investment Agency was created by the interaction of the government and our Russian partners. Today, according to the president, the agency has been supporting the real sector projects in the country,

"The projects that are presented and those that are now under discussion, should contribute to the further development of our Republic. Of course, we place great hopes and are interested in the development of the real economy. Here, we need to make serious progress. Our country continues to recover and in parallel has to reach a new stage of development. We must move forward, to create jobs, "- said the president.

Mikhail Melnikov said that the Investment Agency was working on a program signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide aid for the development of South Ossetia.

"I see that there is a very active life in the Republic. We had a very interesting meeting with entrepreneurs who presented their projects in the program, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development .of South Ossetia ", - he stressed.

According to Mikhail Melnikov, the program was planned for three years: 2015, 2016 and 2017.

"We have already selected the first projects, structured them in importance. In total, we plan to implement five of them ", - he added.

During the conversation, Mikhail Melnikov told about the prospects and plans for the implementation of one of the proposed projects.

"This is production of basalt. In this project, there is a novelty that does not exist today and in Russia itself. All the products will be in demand practically in the Russian Federation. Total employment in this project will be about 50-60 people. This and attract young professionals who want to study science, it and the production of raw materials, which can be used in engineering and other industries, "- he said.

Leonid Tibilov detail listened to suggestions and expressed wishes to continue to work actively on the implementation of all projects.

"I see the full cooperation of our and your colleagues. Let's wait for the results that are .necessary for our Republic", - concluded the president.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Economy of the RSO, William Dzagoev.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has met in Tskhinval with a delegation from St. Petersburg, which has consisted of a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, (RAS), Academician, Director of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution " Northwest Research Institute of Economy and Agriculture Organization" Alexander Kostyaev and full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad region, the Deputy Chairman of the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad region for Agriculture and Fisheries Alexander Trofimov.

Leonid Tibilov thanked the guests for their visit to the Republic, noting that in South Ossetia always welcome guests from the Russian Federation.

"We always welcome guests from the Great Russia, - said the president. - The Russian Federation has saved our people in 2008 during the war unleashed by Georgia against our people. Thanks to Russia people of South Ossetia today live in peace and harmony, are functioning all structures, the state institutions and people are on the path of rapprochement with Russia. "

According to the President, South Ossetia has always been considered an agricultural region.

"On the territory of our Republic can be grown all kinds of agricultural products, - the president said. - We are on the stage of economic development, but we must remember that after the 2008 war, all the resources were directed to restore what was destroyed. And even now, we are engaged in the restoration of some facilities. "

Alexander Trofimov, for his part, expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Republic for the warm reception, noting that the delegation would provide all possible assistance to South Ossetia in the field of agricultural development.

"We were worried when in South Ossetia were difficult days, then were glad that everything in the Republic was restored, - said Trofimov. - We, as scientists in the field of agriculture, economists will be ready to provide assistance to your Republic, in the revival of agriculture. "

Alexander Kostyaev, in turn, has added that before the arrival in Tskhinval the delegation monitored the media information, telling about the life in South Ossetia.

"However, we have still a vague idea about agriculture in South Ossetia; after studying this area in ​​the Republic, we will be able to give concrete answers to the questions - said Kostyaev. - With regard to this matter we should take into account that for the development of agriculture it is important to study and consider the local environmental conditions and national traditions. "

Kostyaev has also noted that agricultural land, scattered in the mountains can be used for the development of agriculture in the Republic.

"It is possible to successfully combine high-tech development of agriculture and peasant farmers, using agricultural land, scattered in the mountains" - Kostyaev said.

The meeting was also attended by Acting Chairman of the government of South Ossetia Alan Tekhov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassier.

In South Ossetia, in the village of Malda in Znaur district was held a ceremony of reburial of the defender of the motherland Mairbeg Tedeev, who had been listed as missing since the war in August 2008.

The memory of the defender of the Fatherland honored the leadership of the Republic, headed by President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov, relatives of Tedeev, representatives of the ministries and agencies, as well as the public.

In his speech Leonid Tibilov has noted that the 2008 war took the lives of many Ossetians, whose names should never be forgotten.

"The Republican leadership was doing all in its power in searching for Tedeev. A huge work in this direction is done by Murat Dzhioev and Inal Tasoev, - President said. - Tedeev has passed away, but he left the hero's name, which the South Ossetian people will never forget. "

Leonid Tibilov has noted that the work to search for the missing line is still underway.

"We will continue to search for those people who came to defend their homeland, and as a result of military aggression are missing. More than 130 people are listed as missing- said the President. - For us, they are heroes. "

During the mourning rally Leonid Tibilov announced the decision to award posthumously Mairbeg Tedeev for heroism and bravery with the order of "Uatsamonga".

The President presented the Order to the seven-year-old son of a hero, noting that "Tedeev`s son must always know that his father is a hero."

On behalf of the public, and as a friend of the family at the rally spoke Zaur Kudukhov.

"Today is a dark day for all who knew Tedeev - Kudukhov said. - It is unfair when such young guys pass away. I met him when he was 18; he was kind and responsive boy. Mairbeg always tried to help people; he was a loyal friend and colleague. Today is a great loss not only for his family, but for the entire South Ossetia, the Ossetian people just because we lost a true hero, a patriot of his homeland. "

Mairbeg Tedeev was buried with military honors in his native village of Malda.

Since August 2008 Mairbeg Tedeev was listed as a missing.

Mairbeg Tedeev, born in 1979, disappeared in Tskhinval in August 9, 2008.

According to the eyewitnesses, he was wounded during the fierce fighting near the Tskhinval high school №12.

As it became known on August 21, 2008, he was buried as unidentified in the town of Mozdok.

April 19, his remains were brought to South Ossetia for reburial in his native land.