On 2 December 2008, a meeting between the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the RF Army Land Forces Lt.-General V. Yevnevich and the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) H. Haber was held at the village of Ergneti.
The meeting aimed at establishing interaction between the RF military contingent and the EU military monitors.
This material was prepared to the VI Congress of Ossetian people.
We all believed then, that we will be able to avoid war…
Tskhinval is the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia, one of the most ancient cities of Caucasus, founded by tsar Asfagur in 262. Tskhinval is a heart of the South of Ossetia, its capital. It is like in focus, gathers all the best and decent of the Ossetian land. Tskhinval is an administrative and cultural center, organizes the economic life of the republic, has an ancient history. There are industrial enterprises situated here, main establishments of sciences, literature and art are concentrated here.
7 August 23:45
Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia began
8 August 00:06
From the Georgian villages Nikozi and Ergneti, as well as from Georgian town Gori the Georgian army started the shelling from large-caliber weapons of the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia – Tskhinval, and of the South Ossetian villages: Dmenis, Sarabuk, Satikar, Tsunar, Khetagurovo, Velit, Mugut, Didmukha, Znaur, Galuanta and others.
On 5th of October a Ukrainian delegation led by chairman Valery Kaurov from all-Ukrainian social consolidation «United fatherland» has visited the capital of South Ossetia - Tskhinval. The delegation has a safety stock in its aim «All children are common» and invited children to take a rest in Odessa. During a month children will be attended by there parents taking rest at sanatorium «Victoria». The main staff of delegation has arrived from Odessa. Eleonora Bedoeva (the Government vice - chairman) and the deputy of health care ministry Madina Chehoeva have received the delegation.
The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity met with RSO Parliament deputies. At the meeting was discussed the forming of new Government. The President stressed that this is a key question. «New Government should implement important State and rehabilitation works. Of course, we have delayed solving of this issue because of some objective reasons, but the problem should be solved»-said Eduard Kokoity. He also informed that German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG allocated 100 thousand euros for South Ossetia.
South Ossetia is demanding recognition of genocide of ossetian people. The activists of National forum «Ossetia accuses!» will turn to the international community with such call today in Moscow and Strasbourg.
As the National forum activist Olesya Kadjaeva informed IA «Res» correspondent the action will be participate by the activists of youth movement «New people» and International Youth Assembly «For democracy and peoples wrights». «In Moscow the action will be conducted at the Swedish embassy. Later on such actions will take place in European countries and USA»-said Olesya Kadjaeva.
Dieser, nach der neuesten Nummerierung sechste, aber der absoluten Zählweise nach siebzehnte Kongress des ossetischen Volkes versammelte sich zum ersten Mal in Zchinwal. Zum seltsamen Zusammentreffen der Umstände – hat er sich am Vortag des siebzehnjährigen Bestehens der Republik Südossetien versammelt. Möge niemand diese Jubelzahl täuschen. Ein Jubiläum ist es trotzdem – in diesem Jahr wurde der erste Volkskongress neunzig Jahre. Ossetien hat neunzig Jahre lang durch bürgerliche Institute die Lücken der staatlichen Einheit geschlossen. Das Volk wählt neunzig Jahre die unteilbare öffentliche Vertretung, die Zeitweiligkeit aller Versuche der politischen Teilung anschaulich demonstrierend.
Speech of Doctor of historical sciences, Professor Ruslan Bzarov at the VI congress of the Ossetian people
The congress of today – the sixth one, according to modern numbering, and under an absolute count – the seventeenth congress of the Ossetian people, has gathered for the first time in Tskhinval. By a strange concurrence of circumstances – it gathered the day before the seventeenth anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia. Let this teenager number deceive nobody. All the same we’re having an anniversary this year – ninety years have passed since the first national congress had been held. Ninety years long Ossetia’s civil institutions have been struggling with the lack of state unity. For ninety years people have been electing indivisible public representation, thus pointing at the irregularity and temporariness of all attempts of political division.
As a result of Georgian aggression in the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia Tskhinval was damaged 80 per cent of living fund. This was informed to IA «Res» at Tskhinval Mayor’s office. «During the assessment of South Ossetian capital were found 593 damaged private houses and grounds. As a result of bombardment 1380 flats became unfit for human habitation. 6223 persons were left without a roof over their heads. The task is to complete the bulk of rehabilitation works in the living sector before winter».
Compensation payments to the Republic of South Ossetia citizens who lost its property in the result of Georgian aggression will be paid at RSO territory. This was informed to IA «Res» at RF MES in RSO operative group press service. Here noted that the financial aid consisting of 50 thousand rubles per family and the one-time assistance at the rate of 1 thousand rubles will be paid to every person of South Ossetia who has Russian citizenship.
