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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.

Today, 15 November, a joint exercise of junior command staff of the Armed Forces of South Ossetia and 4th Russian military base stationed on the territory of South Ossetia began, the press service of Defense Ministry of South Ossetia reported to IA RES.
"Instruction and methodology exercises on fire, tactics, special engineering, and other military disciplines are carried out to improve the practical skills of commanders on the preparation and management of units in combat operations," said the interlocutor.

The law enforcement bodies of South Ossetia reported a new violation of air space by a drone.
According to news agency "Res," a source in law enforcement agencies reported that on 14 November, "a drone violated the airspace of South Ossetia from Georgia."
"We assume that it could perform reconnaissance overflight over our territory. This is not the first case lately, when a drone violates the airspace of South Ossetia from the Georgian side. It was fired from the ground, and it left the territory of South Ossetia ", noted the source.

South Ossetia is concerned about Georgia's intention to increase its military capacities, said First Deputy Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Alan Pliev, commenting on Georgian media reports that Israel was ready to send a shipments of new tanks Merkava-4 to Georgia.

Delegation of Arkhangelsk region, Russia, is paying a one-day visit to South Ossetia. The delegation includes executives and journalists from leading media of Arkhangelsk and Arkhangelsk region.
"The purpose of our visit is to meet and maintain relationships with the residents of South Ossetia", head of the delegation, deputy head of the agency for press and media, spokesman of the governor of Arkhangelsk region, Sergey Nekhaev told IA RES.

No anti-Russian sentiment in South Ossetia will happen, stated South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity in Tskhinval. In his view, any questions in this regard would be a provocation against the people of the Republic.
"Russia was and is our main strategic partner. Russia is the country which we owe because today we can meet each other. We owe because many people sayed alive," said Kokoity.
According to him, we should be aware who some politicians and political analysts are helping by making statements which are not better than those of Saakashvili.

Next year, there will be an important event in South Ossetia – election of the first president of the independent, recognized Republic of South Ossetia, stated the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity at his meeting with members of parliament.
According to him, these elections will be held peacefully, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia and with the internationally recognized principles and norms of democracy.
"We have always held such events at a high political level and this election will be no exception", stressed the president.

In South Ossetia there is misstrust towards European structures, because they bear responsibility for the killings of the Ossetian people. This statement was made today by the President of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, during a meeting with members of parliament of South Ossetia.
According to him, the OSCE and other structures should share with Georgia the responsibility for the events of August 2008.

Relatives of people missing after the Georgian military aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia in August 2008, residents of South Ossetia, sent an appeal to the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, the President of the European Union, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Mr. Kanat Saudabayev asking for an objective assessment of the actions of the Georgian side.
The IA "Res" publishes the full text of the appeal:
"Dear Sirs,
We, hereby, the parents and relatives of the missing people of South Ossetia address you with a request to help in tracing our relatives.