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South Ossetia three years later after the independence recognition

Opinion: Kazbulat Tskhovrebov, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RSO:

On August, 26 the third anniversary of the independence recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation is celebrated. It has been done much on the international scene for the last years. Priority direction of our foreign policy is cooperation strengthening with the Russian Federation.

The President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity have discussed the questions of bilateral relations strengthening at the meeting in the Sochi residence of the Russian leader. The negotiations have passed on the threshold of the third anniversary of independence recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia. During the negotiations the presidents of two countries have emphasized the questions of strengthening bilateral interaction and the international issues connected with development of South Ossetia.

Questions of strengthening and development of friendly relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Belarus and the prospects of mutually advantageous economic cooperation were discussed in Tskhinval during the meeting of the People`s Party management of the Republic of South Ossetia with delegation of the Liberal-Democratic Party management of the Republic of Belarus, led by a member of the Supreme Council of the LDP, the Vice-President of the LDP, the Chairman of the Minsk LDP city organization Alexey Demeshko.

On August, 26, 2011 a round table «The third anniversary of the international recognition: political and legal grounds for independence of the Republic of South Ossetia» with participation of representatives of the Ossetian diasporas of France, Belgium and Holland, organized by the International association of the Ossetian societies "Renaissance" will be held in Paris. The action is timed to the state holiday of South Ossetia - Independence Recognition Day.

Lately the so-called «peace march» planned by Georgia is being actively discussed in mass-media. In this action under the pretext of «returning of refugees in their houses» it is supposed participation of people who are not refugees at all; in due time they have absolutely voluntarily left the territory of South Ossetia, having yielded to propaganda of the official Tbilisi. The fact that the action is not being arranged by public organizations, but by special services of Georgia, causes some vigilance. Actually, it`s obvious, that a large-scale provocation is planned.

On personal order of the President of Georgia Saakashvili the next provocation against Russia is planned to be conducted by special services of Georgia at the end of August. Some kind of recruitment is taking place among the Georgian "refugees" who have left the territory of South Ossetia in August, 2008, for their involving in participation in so-called «peace march» in Leningor. The target of the action is- to draw attention of the world community to problems of the Georgian "refugees" from South Ossetia by false moaning.

Today the Ministry of Emergency of Russia will deliver 116 tons of humanitarian aid.to South Ossetia As informed by the President`s Administration of the RSO, a column, consisting of 11 trucks, will arrive at the central square of Tskhinval by noon. The head of the Ministry of Emergency of Russia Sergey Shojgu will visit the Republic for transferring the cargo to the authorities of South Ossetia.

On invitation of the Speaker of the Abkhazian Parliament Nugzar Ashuba the South –Ossetian deputies of Parliament have gone to Abkhazia to take part in the Republican presidential elections as the observers. As the Vice-Speaker of the RSO Parliament, the head of the delegation Yury Dzitstsoity has informed the news agency "Res", the delegation includes the deputies from each fraction.

The Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia is informed about the so-called «peace march» to South Ossetia which is being prepared by the Georgian leadership. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia has announced, that the Republic will not allow any complications on the frontier. As the Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev has informed the news agency "Res", «according to the available information, the authorities of Georgia are going to aggravate the situation around the border on the eve of August, 26, when South Ossetia will celebrate the third anniversary of recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation».

Participants of the Interdepartmental humanitarian action -«Mutual aid, Cooperation, Safety»- have arrived in North Ossetia. At the airport where they were met by representatives of the leadership of South Ossetia, participants of the action have conducted a short briefing. They have told about purposes of the Interdepartmental Humanitarian Action which, according to the organizers, is aimed at creation of favorable conditions for functioning of the state bodies of the Republic. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the press-service of the President and government of the RSO, the main target is focused on rendering medical aid to the population of South Ossetia by the doctors of the field hospital «Protection« at the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation and the Main clinical military hospital of FSS of Russia.