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According to the decision of JCC « About the Joint Peacekeeping Forces » in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict (Protocol № 7 from December, 6th, 1994) a scheduled rotation of the military men of the Peace-making battalion from the Russian Federation will be carried out from May, 21st till May, 25th, 2007. The amount of the staff, entering for the replacement according to the mandate, will make 500 persons; the heavy technical equipment will not be entered into the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict.

According to the decision of JCC «About the Joint Peacekeeping Forces» in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict (Protocol № 7 from December, 6th, 1994) a scheduled rotation of the military men of the Peace-making battalion from the Russian Federation will be carried out from May, 21st till May, 25th, 2007.

The President of South Ossetia Republic Eduard Kokoyty has accepted the head of the Tskhinval office of the Mission of OSCE in Georgia Bozhidar Dimitrov. During the conversation Eduard Kokoyty has expressed concern on saturation of the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict with the Georgian armed formations. "The Georgian party", Eduard Kokoyty has told, "has simply changed the signboard and has placed all its force divisions under the command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia; however it hasn"t become quieter from it in the zone of the conflict. And we, certainly, are not going to weaken our positions, for the Georgian party is not going to adhere to the earlier reached arrangements".

In connection with the last actions of the Georgian side on creation of a "temporary administration" in the zone of the conflict, the appointment of Dmitriy Sanakoev as its head and the announcement on beginning of negotiations with it, the correspondent of the agency "Res" has addressed to the co-chairman of JCC from North Ossetia - Alania Republic Murat Tkhostov for the comments.

Today nearby 20:00pm the Georgian side has opened heavy fire from the large-caliber weapon on the southern quarters of Tskhinval from the direction of the villages Nikozi and Ergneti. A single opening of fire is also noted on the northern outskirts of the town from the direction of the village Tamarasheni.

On May, 8th, 2007 from 10.30am till 13:00pm the group of the tripartite military observers of JPKF with the participation of the representatives of the Mission of OSCE has held a repeated monitoring in the zone of the georgian-ossetian conflict on the fact of detection of an illegally being means of the anti-aircraft defence, belonging to the south-ossetian side, revealed on the eve, on May, 7th, 2007 in the area of the settlement Dzvileti.

The advisory meeting of the co-chairmen of JCC from the south-ossetian and the georgian sides, of Boris Chochiev and Merab Antadze, at the participation of the head of the Mission of OSCE in Georgia Roy Riv has taken place in Tskhinval. At the meeting the intense situation, developed on the site of the Trans-Caucasian main Kekhvi-Tamarasheni in connection with the illegally police posts placed by the Georgian side, at which the citizens of South Ossetia Republic, passing through this piece, are subjected to unfairly rigid examination, was discussed.

On occasion of the finished without any results meeting of the co-chairmen of JCC from the south-ossetian and the Georgian parties, the co-chairman of JCC from the south-ossetian party Boris Chochiev has declared the following:
«The ossetian party pays attention on the fact that Georgia has once again shown the unwillingness to conduct a constructive dialogue. At the meeting of the co-chairmen of JCC, taken place today, it was supposed to clear up the situation with the toughening of the carrying mode on the site of the Trans-Caucasian main, controllable by the Georgian side, and the removal of the illegally placed posts of the special troops of Georgia.