As it had been reported, after a six-month energy blockade of South Ossetia by Georgia since the armed aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008, on 23 January 2009, natural gas supply from the Russian Federation through Georgia had been resumed.
The City Administration provides support to those citizens who were badly affected by the Georgian aggression and who lost their housing by renting apartments, reports Robert Guliev, Tskhinval Mayor.
A new book titled "The Tragedy of South Ossetia: A Limitless Genocide" has been published in South Ossetia. The author of the book is Alexei Margiev an well-known gatherer of information on South Ossetia"s contemporary history.
TV Channel «Russia Today» opens an office in South Ossetia to be based in the capital of SO - Tskhinval.
Naida Aziziva, «RT» correspondent told the IA RES about the future work.
Georgian armed forces continue organizing provocations in the bordering area. Today, at 17:10, two Toyota trucks carrying 10-12 people entered the vicinity of the village of Koshki. They opened fire on the village of Disev on the territory of South Ossetia. This incident has been reported by the RSO MoD.
On 23 January, after a six-month suspension, the supply of Russian gas to South Ossetia through Georgia resumed. The authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia confirmed that the Agara-Tskhinval gas pipeline started working in its routine regime. Under grave winter conditions, when rehabilitation works are ongoing in South Ossetia to reconstruct social and economic infrastructure ruined during the August 2008 hostilities, the population of the Republic critically need energy supply from Russia.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (hereafter, the "Sides"), based upon the Agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation of 17 September 2008, agreed on the following:
1. The Parties shall strive for mutually beneficial relations in different spheres of international cooperation.
On 19 January 1992, the Referendum of the Republic of South Ossetia on independence and unfification with Russia had shown «the legal validity of democratic changes implemented by thge Republic"s Supreme Soviet and Government based on strict adherence to norms of international law and frames for managing national and political tasks» (extract from the Statement of the RSO Central Election Commission).
Yuri Dzitsoity, Vice-Speaker of the RSO Parliament: We are celebrating the 17th Anniversary of the Referendum already in a recognized state. We should bear in mind that this Referendum was held right after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in full accordance with adopted Soviet Union Law on «Procedure for secession of Union Republics», which envisaged referendum in the breakaway Republic. It is worth mentioning that the Law provided procedures for the case when the Republic had its autonomous entities.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of RSO Murat Djioev is meeting with the RF Foreigm Minister Sergei Lavrov Tuesday, 20 January. «RSO Foreign Minister Murat Djioev is having a formal working meeting with Foreign Minister of the RF Sergei Lavrov. The South Ossetian delegation also includes Special Representative of the RSO President on post-conflict issues Boris Chochiev», said Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Pliev.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitri Medoev presented his credentials to the President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev. According to RSO Foreign Minister Murat Djioev, «this is a crucial moment in the diplomatic life of the Republic of South Ossetia».
