June 6, 2013, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev received the new Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in the Republic of South Ossetia Valentina Kim.
Statement by the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the situation at the border between South Ossetia and Georgia, made in Brussels on June 5, 2013, is hasty and politically engaged, said IA "Res" the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
We remember. We remember their feat - a feat of the guys who were bursting to defend South Ossetia, Ossetian people from another outbreak of fascism and xenophobia. We remember the feat of the Russian soldiers and officers. And, of course, we remember the burning eyes of mothers and fathers of the Russian soldiers who fell on the field of battle for peace in Ossetia. We remember and pass on to our children to honor the heroism of the sons of Russia.
Recently in Tskhinval was held the memory meeting dedicated to the six young soldiers who had perished on the outskirts of Tskhinval, on the Zar road - the "road of life", which is also rightly called "the road of death."
Today in Tskhinval was signed a cooperation agreement between the Ministries of Culture of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. For the South Ossetian part the document was signed by Minister of Culture of the Republic Makharbeg Kokoev, for the Abkhaz part – by Minister of Culture of Abkhazia Badra Gunba.
The Russian working group which is in South Ossetia on a working visit has included representatives of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The guests in Tskhinval were received by the RSO Health Minister Gregory Kulidzhanov.
The border areas of South Ossetia require more attention, it is necessary to improve the living and social conditions of the local population, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Rashid Nurgaliyev during a meeting with representatives of Russian and South Ossetian authorities.
According to him, the development of the cross-border program covers these villages, which are in dire need of schools, kindergartens, transport accessibility, water supply.
By the fifth anniversary of the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia, the people of the Republic will receive gifts -facilities, jobs and competent management solutions, announced today the head of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia Igor Slyunyaev at a briefing in Tskhinval. He has noted that on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin a representative group of Russian experts is working in the Republic second day with the task of helping the South Ossetian colleagues in the preparation of the investment program for the next three years.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov and Minister for Regional Development of Russia Igor Slyunyaev, who is in the Republic on a working visit, have inspected today the facilities under construction, social and road infrastructure in the districts and in the capital of South Ossetia.
The Republican leadership and the guests have visited a kindergarten in the village of Dzau (Dzausky district), which was put into operation two weeks ago. The delegation viewed the premises and the surrounding area, talked to the staff of the kindergarten.
Minister of Regional Development of Russia Igor Slyunyaev has arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. The Russian official was received by President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov at his residence in Dzau district.
On Tuesday, June 4, a working group of representatives of the federal bodies of executive power of Russia will arrive in South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" was informed at the press service of the president and the government of South Ossetia, the Russian delegation's visit would take place within the framework of implementation of the agreements between the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov and the Russian President Vladimir Putin reached during a meeting in Sochi, May 21, 2013.