A group of Russian and South Ossetian journalists have visited the day before the districts of South Ossetia. The trip was organized as part of a press tour of the Republic organized for Russian journalists.
First of all, the journalists visited a sector of the state border of South Ossetia and Georgia between the settlements Argvis (South Ossetia) and Ditsi (Georgia).
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with media practitioners of the Republic. The President congratulated them on their professional holiday – the Day of the media, noting a large contribution of journalists to formation of the statehood of South Ossetia.
Today, July 23, South Ossetia is celebrating the Day of the National Media. The festive date is timed to the first issue of the Ossetian newspaper - "Iron gazette."
In the village of Artsev in Tskhinval district of South Ossetia which borders on Georgia, has been held a round table organized by the Media Center "IR." In discussing the topic "Five years after the war" participated the Head of the Media Center "IR" Irina Gagloeva, her Deputy Zamira Dzhioeva, Foreign Minister of South Ossetia David Sanakoev, director of the secondary school in Artsev Mziya Dudayeva and the locals.
July 19 in Moscow was held the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on socio-economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia, following the meeting was signed the protocol.
The Parliament of South Ossetia adopted a law on issuance of commemorative and investment coins made of precious and non-precious metals. The issue was brought up for discussion at the today's meeting of the presidium of the RSO Parliament by Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Taxes Vadim Tskhovrebov.
In the period from 10th to 16th July six violators of the state border were detained in the territory of South Ossetia and handed over to the State Security Committee of the Republic.
As IA "Res" was informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, three offenders were the citizens of Georgia, and three - the citizens of South Ossetia.
July 18 was held a telephone conversation between the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev and the EU co-chairman of the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia Philippe Lefort. As IA "Res" has been informed at the office of the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, during the conversation Murat Dzhioev and Philippe Lefort exchanged views on the current state of the Geneva talks and discussed issues related to the next round of negotiations.
The number of violations of the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia over the past six months has increased by half, said at a press conference in Tskhinval the Deputy Chairman of the KGB of South Ossetia - the head of the KGB Border Service, Major General Sergei Kolbin.
All decisions of the government of South Ossetia on protection and arrangement of the state border with Georgia are unilateral, as the Georgian authorities have categorically refused to consider the question of the recognition of the independence of the Republic, focusing efforts on the return of the so-called "occupied territories," said at a press conference in Tskhinval, the Deputy Chairman of the KGB of South Ossetia - the head of the KGB Border Service of South Ossetia Major General Sergei Kolbin.
