Archive - 8/2019

August 30 is the International Day of Missing Persons

More than 130 citizens of South Ossetia have been missing since the 1990s, and 7 people have been missing since 2008, the youngest of them, Alan Khugaev, was 16, the Chairman of the Republican non-governmental organization “Memory and Hope” Lydia Kudzieva. said at a press conference in the State Committee for Information and Press

She told in detail about the work of the organization since its inception, spoke about the plight of the families of the missing.

Atsamaz Bibilov, head of the South Ossetian Parliament’s Defense and Security Committee, called the actions of the Georgian police in the village of Uista (formerly Tsnelis) South Ossetia an open provocation aimed at escalating tensions in Transcaucasian region.

Atsamaz Bibilov visited the outskirts of the village of Uista, where the Georgian side is illegally building a roadblock, and on the spot got acquainted with the situation.

In the event of further escalation of tension and complication of the situation, all appropriate countermeasures will be taken to protect the territorial integrity of the Republic

South Ossetia addressed the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, as well as the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia with a warning about the real danger of a new armed confrontation, the Republic’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday night.

Under the scorching August sun in the middle of the dusty road of Tsnelis village, there is a crowd of people. South Ossetian servicemen, journalists and local residents are looking towards the hill from where the Georgian flag is fluttering through the dense thickets of bushes. A couple of days ago, Georgian security forces put up a checkpoint in the South Ossetian territory. Now the height above the Yugostalk plant (formerly Gruztalk) is occupied by them.

Yelena Panina, a deputy of the “United Russia“ faction, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, commenting on the “Duma TV“ information that Georgian police erected a checkpoint on the territory of South Ossetia near the village of Tsnelis, said that South Ossetia had always been an independent state, and provocations from Tbilisi should be treated calmly.

“There is no need to talk about some kind of peaceful return of South Ossetia to Georgia, especially after the tragic events of 2008,” said Elena Panina.

On Thursday morning, in the Georgian village of Ergneti, bordering South Ossetia, will be held a meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM).

As reported to IA "Res" by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, the South Ossetian party will strongly demand the immediate withdrawal of all Georgian armed forces from the border territory and the cessation of illegal construction works, this issue is on the agenda.

The winner of the “Iron Baegaeny” -2019 contest in Turkey has become Nihal Kudakova. On October 4, she will take part in the final of the competition, which will be held in Vladikavkaz.

This year, 5 representatives of the Ossetian diaspora in Turkey took part in it. They brewed a traditional national drink from ingredients sent to Istanbul in advance from Ossetia, reports "15 region" with reference to the press service of the "Bavaria" company with the support of which festivals are held.

In connection with the provocative actions of the Georgian side, the KGB of South Ossetia has taken measures to maintain the border regime in Znaur district of the Republic.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, left for the village of Uista (formerly Tsnelis) in Znaur district of the Republic, in the vicinity of which an illegal checkpoint is being built by the Georgian side to learnthe situation on the spot, the presidential press service reports.

The President talked with villagers who are worried about the provocation carried out by the Georgian side on the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.

Anatoly Bibilov assured the residents that nothing threatened the village of Tsnelis.

By order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Republic, the State Security Committee is carrying out special actions to ensure the safety of citizens

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia on Wednesday adopted another statement in connection with the provocative actions of the Georgian side in the border zone.