At the end of May it is planned to arrange the meeting of relatives of the missing citizens of South Ossetia with the Prosecutor General of Georgia. This was declared by the OSCE co-chairman of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia Andriy Deshchitsa at the briefing in Tskhinval.
Next week in the Netherlands will start "The Days of the Ossetian culture in Europe." As reported to the news agency "Res" by one of the organizers of the exhibition, the head of the International non-profit association «Renaissance Sandidzan» Radion Pukhaev, "The Days of the Ossetian culture in Europe" will begin May 20 by opening the exhibition of the Ossetian artists (from a series of works of the project on the Ossetian culture and art "Arv-Art ") in the Flemish town of Hulst.
The photo exhibition "Kosovo - South Ossetia: a view from the inside" has completed its work. At the exhibition were presented the works of the photographer, journalist, member of the Union of Journalists of Russia Natalia Batraeva.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has presented the state awards to the participants of the II Congress of the Association of Universities of the self-proclaimed states, which has started today in the Research institute in Tskhinval.
Leonid Tibilov greeted the organizers and participants of the meeting, thanking them for their hard work in building relationships and support in the development of the university cooperation.
A meeting of co-chairs of the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia with the Presidential Envoy to South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev and members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks is being held in Tskhinval.
At the beginning of the meeting the co-chairs were welcomed by Murat Dzhioev, who expressed the hope that their visit would contribute to further progress in the Geneva international process and the strengthening of peace and security in Transcaucasia.
"The challenges facing our talks are crisp - the contribution to safeguarding peace and security in South Ossetia and Abkhazia - said Dzhioev.
The draft program of socio-economic development of the Republic of South Ossetia up to 2017 was adopted at the meeting of the Government of the Republic, held the day before, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Rostislav Khugaev. The meeting was also attended by members of the RSO Parliament.
On Friday and Saturday (May 17-18) the Co-Chairs of the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia will arrive in the Republic of South Ossetia.
Until the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) recognizes the independence of South Ossetia and the delegation of the Republic has an opportunity to state its position at the PACE sessions, it`s unacceptable to speak of any objectivity of this international organization.
The South Ossetian mixed martial arts fighters will participate in the Open European MMA Championship, which kicks off on June 14 in Kiev (Ukraine). As the coach of the athletes Ruslan Dzhabiev informed IA "Res", "the South Ossetian team consists of Aslan Ikoev, Sarmat Khodov, Hamlet Driyaev and Soslan Dzhabiev, who will perform in the weight class up to 65, 70.3, 77 and 84 kg, respectively. - I would like to emphasize that this event is significant in the sports history of the Republic of South Ossetia, because our MMA fighters will be performing at the European Championship for the first time. "
In August 2008, owing to the assistance of the Russian Federation and its army was won a historic victory over the Georgian neo-fascism. The aggressor had intended to carry out a few hours operation "Open Field," that is to destroy completely the local population, enslave it, and then establish its rule on the entire territory of South Ossetia. However, the bloody enemy intentions went awry. Soon after the massacre, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
