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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia comments on the report of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek to the OSCE Permanent Council

On November 3, 2010, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities paid a visit to South Ossetia. During his visit, Mr. Vollebaek met with officials of the Republic of South Ossetia, ethnic communities, also visited Leningor district.

According to press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, 25 November afternoon during demarcation work in the villages of Pris and Argvits (Tskhinval district) near the borderline between South Ossetia and Georgia, residents of the Georgian village of Ditsi (Georgia) tried to prevent the work of demarcation group.
"Around ten residents of the Georgian village Ditsi came close to the state border and demanded to stop the work, allegedly because the territory belongs to their village. Since there was no border crossing on either of the sides, the demarcation group continued its work, paying no attention to the villagers shouting ", KGB reported.

Comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev to News Agency, "Res" in connection with the speech of the President of Georgia in the European Parliament.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of South Ossetia is active valid for already eight years. During this time, it has been promoting business in the Republic, supporting entrepreneurs and commercial organizations. Roin Kozaev, the CCI Chair, told IA RES about the work being done by CCI of South Ossetia to establish effective collaboration between business and government, its goals and objectives, as well as the problems the Chamber faces.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev sent a letter to the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mr. Kanat Saudabayev with copies to Secretary General of OSCE
Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Audronius Ajubalisu.
The letter reads:
"The OSCE over the years, starting from 1992, participated in the process of peaceful settlement of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict. However, another full-scale military aggression by Georgia against South Ossetia in August 2008, accompanied with cruel violence by Georgian forces against the peaceful population of South Ossetia, nullified the efforts made within the peace process. Only the operation on forcing the aggressor to peace held by the Russian Federation prevented graver consequences of the criminal venture of the Georgian authorities and broke down their plans to make South Ossetia a ''clear field''.

In relation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly resolution "On the situation in Georgia"

The adopted 16 November 2010 NATO Parliamentary Assembly resolution, in which the territory of South Ossetia is called an "occupied Georgian territory," is another attempt to give a false understangin of the realities in the region, having biasly distorted them. The Republic of South Ossetia is a sovereign, recognized state and its territory cannot be regarded as "occupied Georgian territory", and its existence as a violation of someone else's "territorial integrity ".

The development of civil society in order to achieve civil consent is a priority for the Office of Domestic Policy (ODP) of the Republic of South Ossetia. The development of South Ossetia as a dynamic, modern state with the highest standards of living is possible only through increased involvement of human potential upon the condition of civil society development.
The program of development of civil society of South Ossetia in 2009-2011 is designed to implement the directions of the development of the Republic of South Ossetia indicated in the Address of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia to the people of the Republic of 26.12.2008.

Employees of South Ossetia public radio "IR" will participate in training courses in the capital of North Ossetia-Alania, the radio director Alan Tskhovrebov reported to "Res" Agency. According to him, the North Ossetian Radio "Alania" was ready to provide their South Ossetian counterparts with any possible assistance.

Comment of the South Ossetian MFA Spokesperson On the Georgian Drone's Violating the Airspace of South Ossetia
The law enforcement bodies of South Ossetia reported 14 November a violation of the South Ossetian airspace by an unmanned aircraft, which flew from Georgia, and made a reconnaissance overflight over the territory of the Republic. It withdrew just after having been shot at. Unfortunately, this is not the only case when a Georgian unmanned aircraft illegally intrudes into the airspace of South Ossetia.

The armed forces of South Ossetia will shoot down all Georgian aircraft violating the airspace of the Republic, stated the Minister of Defence of South Ossetia Valery Yakhnovets commenting violation of airspace of the Republic by a Georgian drone on 14 November.
"South Ossetia is a recognized sovereign state and, under international law, no one has the right to intrude its territory," said Yakhnovets.
Referring to statements by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Nino Kalandadze, who said Nov. 15 that Georgia considered South Ossetia as part of its territory and had the sovereign right to have drones overflying it", Yakhnovets said that he left such claims on the Georgian authorities' conscience.