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The South Ossetian side has called on the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia to intensify the work on the preparation of the legally binding documents on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia., told reporters Presidential Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev after a meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, arrived in Tskhinval to prepare for the next meeting in the Swiss capital.

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, arrived today in Tskhinval, have met with the families of the citizens of South Ossetia who are serving sentences on trumped-up charges in Georgia.

Opera singer, Honored Artist of the RSO and RSO- Alania, People's Artist of North Ossetia-Alania Veronika Dzhioeva (soprano), has been nominated for the Russian theater award "Golden Mask" in the prestigious nomination "Opera / Female role". According to Dzhioeva, she has been nominated for the "Golden Mask" for a second time.

In early February 2015 the Georgian media sources published that in one of the Georgian jails a group of prisoners had gone on hunger strike.

The information that citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia Giorgi Valiev, George Zaseev and Joseph Kochiev, illegally detained by law enforcement agencies of Georgia in 2005 and convicted on trumped-up charges to life imprisonment by the Georgian authorities, January 26 went on hunger strike, has caused great concern in South Ossetia.
Taking into account that the multi-day hunger strike, the fourth in recent years, can seriously affect their health, the Office of the Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement appealed to the EU Observer Mission in Georgia and the International Committee of the Red Cross with a request to inquire into the state of health of these citizens, and to inform the South Ossetian side.

South Ossetian party has constantly raised the question of the release of Valiev, Zasseev and Kochiev at the Geneva discussions, the MPRI meetings and other international forums with the participation of representatives of South Ossetia and Georgia.

South Ossetian side has repeatedly proposed to release the prisoners on a reciprocal basis, but there is not yet any understanding by the Georgian side in this humane gesture.

The development of the draft Treaty of alliance and integration between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation has reached the final stage. The document has already been agreed with the South Ossetian ministries and agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent it to the Russian Foreign Ministry for a similar procedure in the Russian Federation.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov thanked the members of the Political Council for unanimity and responsible approach in drafting the Treaty of Alliance and integration between South Ossetia and Russia.
"It was a serious and hard work. Thank you for a responsible approach and unanimity. Both the political council and the working group were actively working on the proposals received from the public, political parties, individual citizens", - said the president today at a meeting of the political council.
According to the president, this work resulted in the South Ossetian draft Treaty which was then sent for approval to Moscow.

«Freedom house» during the preparation of their reports are based on subjective measures that distort the real situation in different countries, told the news agency "Res" Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev.

The draft Treaty of alliance and integration between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia meets all the requirements of the legislation and the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, stated the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at the session of the Government of the Republic.

Leonid Tibilov has said that within two days the joint working group from South Ossetia and the Russian Federation was working on the draft Treaty of alliance and integration between the two states. According to the President, the proposals of the working groups have been included in the draft treaty.
"January 28 the draft treaty, submitted by the Russian side, was finalized by the working groups of the parties and initialed. Today, in the framework of the existing procedures, we have got conclusions of a number of ministries and agencies for compliance of the draft treaty with the legislation of the RSO. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is instructed to send the draft Treaty to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to be coordinated, including within the framework of a bilateral format of the parties, "- said the head of state.
Leonid Tibilov has also noted that tomorrow he will meet with all the officials and media representatives of South Ossetia; will be given the detailed information on the treaty.
"We have to explain to our people, what the draft Treaty of alliance and integration between South Ossetia and Russia is. I want to assure the citizens that the treaty complies with the interests of our people. All the ministries and agencies will not be dissolved, as some have tried to misinform the public. The draft Treaty aims to improve the living standards of our people and, more importantly, it will ensure the safety of our population ", - said the head of state.

January 28 took place a meeting of the Presidium of the Parliament of South Ossetia, which discussed the draft Treaty of alliance and integration between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia.