On 23 April, a delegation of Transdnestria paid an official visit to the Republic of South Ossetia. The delegation was headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Transdnestria Vladimir Yastrebchak. The purpose of the visit was to deliver congratulatory messages from the President of Transdnestria Igor Smirnov to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and participate in awarding ceremony on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Victory Day.
Today, official delegation of Transdnestria is arriving in South Ossetia, reported the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia. Thee delegation is headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Transdnestrian Republic Vladimir Yastrebchak. According to South Ossetian MFA's information, the delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Simonenko, Advisor to the Department for Protocol and Negotiations Sergey Cheresh.
On 22 April 2010, law enforcement bodies of South Ossetia detained Georgian citizens Teimuraz Savelievich Djerapov, 1946, while an attempted crossing of the state border of South Ossetia in the village of Sinagur, Djava district. Upon the South Ossetian Prosecutor General's Office request, Djeranov was wanted by law enforcement bodies since 2006 for crimes committed on the territory of the republic. From 2006 to 2008, Djerapov was so-called Minister for Economic Development of the puppet pro-Georgian government of Dmitry Sanakoev acting in the village of Kurta.
The South Ossetian law enforcement bodies would do their best to ensure peace at the borderline, stated the first Deputy Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev. Chigoev commented on the statement made by the Interior Ministry of Georgia, in which the South Ossetian side has been blamed in preventing the residents of borderline areas from working in their fields, and that this "makes the social situation more difficult for the local population." According to Chigoev, the media and authorities of Georgia have been lately increasing their activities aimed at slandering positive changes taking place at the borderlines of the Republic of South Ossetia with Georgia, those significant efforts taken to preserve peace at the borders. According to him, this kind of statements is not worth paying attention to. "Nonetheless, I would like to comment on the 20 April statement of Georgia's Interior Ministry that the authorities of South Ossetia had been reportedly preventing the residents of the borderline areas from working on their land, and thus, complicating the social situation for the population. This is pure lies and hypocrisy. First, the residents themselves and the whole world community know that the social situation in whole Georgia, not only in the borderline areas, is complicated by the authorities now in power in Georgia. They do so because of their inability and corruptness", stated Merab Chigoev.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia avails itself the opportunity to express its highest consideration to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and is honored to convey its sincere congratulations on the 200th anniversary of Independence Day of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 19 April 1810 is a memorable date in the history of Venezuela setting the grounds for state independence. Today, Venezuela is an important regional and world partner. High social and economic, as well as industrial potential, successful implementation of innovation programs by the leadership of the state, speak for clearly right historic choice made by Venezuela people in their striving for freedom and independence.
Representatives of the Border-Guard Department (BGD) of the RF FSB in South Ossetia found an ammunition cache, reported the press service of the RF FSB BGD. "At around 9:00 a.m., Representatives of the Border-Guard Department (BGD) of the RF FSB in South Ossetia found an ammunition cache three kilometers south of Balta, Znaur District, near the village of Tsnelis, 500 meters from the borderline of South Ossetia with Georgia", said the BGD representative.
Investigation group of the RSO KGB and de-mining specialists withdraw the ammunitions from the cache near the village of Balta, reported the KGB press-service.
"Currently, the cache location has been thoroughly checked, the ammunitions withdrawn. Military engineers identified RPG shells, anti-tank grenade RPG-18 "Mukha", shells for antiaircraft emplacement, etc", read the report.
Georgian military personnel trespassed the state borderline of South Ossetia, reports the Defense Ministry press-service.
”At around 17:00, two armored vehicles COBRA and one military pick-up enter the territory of South Ossetia as far as 150 meters near the village of Okona bordering with Georgian village of Knolevi. After warning shooting, the Georgian armed forces representatives returned back to Georgia”, says the report.
The visit of delegation from Nicaragua is an extremely important step forward in the process of South Ossetian’s integration into international community, stated the Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Murat Djioev. “I believe it was an important visit – it was an important step forward in the process of South Ossetia’s integration into international community, and in further recognition of our state, it was important for the right of our people for equal participation in international affairs and equal existence under the same sky with other people of the world”.
The top leaders of the Helsinki Commission have announced they will pose for pictures with Georgia President Saakashvili in Washington today. Though some may portray this event as “just a photo op” it unfortunately provides credibility for Georgia's leader, who has recently displayed some bizarre and un-statesmanlike behavior, including starting a war with the Republic of South Ossetia; unilaterally sending special forces to Ukraine to serve as observers; ordering children in his country to prepare for war; and sowing panic among his citizenry when he allowed a government-supported television station to broadcast a fake account of a Russian invasion of his country.