The blockade of Ossetian villages conducted by the armed formations of Georgian force structures from 24 March to 6 April 2008 brought to Ossetian people human losses apart from acute shortage of foodstuffs, life necessities and medicines. Having been on the edge of humanitarian disaster, the inhabitants of Ossetian villages were deprived of medical assistance, what was noted with indignation even by Georgian ambulancemen.
The headquarters of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member-States of «For democracy and nations rights» society will be relocated from Moscow to one of IPA Member Republics towns. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the deputy of RSO Parliament Chairman Tarzan Kokoity.
«It was decided from the outset that the headquarters of the Interpaliamentary Assembly will be located in one of our republics, either in Abkhazia or in South Ossetia or in Transdnistria. But taking in account the tense situation that time in the Transdnistrian-Moldovan Republic, the Republik of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia due to the pressure of Georgian and Moldovan authorities it was decided to start working in Moscow»-said Kokoity.
«We must demand the recognition of the republic of South Ossetia, not just beg» - stated to IA «Res» correspondent the deputy of the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Stanislav Kesaev while commenting the process of RSO recognition.
«I hope now after the actions undertaking by the RF President the process of RSO recognition will not stop. I do understand that the recognition will not happen today or tomorrow but, unambiguously, this process should not stop and every day we should do something new for this». Stanislav Kesaev expresses a hope that South Ossetia will be supported in the question of recognition in Russian Federation wide political cycles. «I very much liked as much as possible officials in Russia to be aware that at the north and at the south of Ossetia will be done everything possible for obtaining of our common goal».
International community as well as Russia can not be indifferent to the processes over South Ossetia, stated plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of South Ossetia to Russia Dmitry Medoev. He noted that «eighteen year independent existence of the Republic of South Ossetia and other self-determined States could not be missed by the international community. It is nonsense. The Republic of South Ossetia succeeded as an independent democratic state with all the fasces.
The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity received guests who arrived to the «Edinstvo» party jubilee from Russia, RNO-Alania, including the deputies from Russian Federation State Duma «Edinaya Rossia» group, representatives of «Edinaya Rossia» from the North Caucasus republics and the Moscow city Duma as well as the Cossacks from the Great Don Army headed by the Ataman, Cossack general Victor Vodolatsky.
On 6 April 2008 the Georgian side removed a total blockade of the Ossetian villages of Leningor, Znaur and Tskhinval districts of the Republic of South Ossetia. The Georgian government took this decision in the consequence of international community’s pressure, first of all OSCE and the International Community of Red Cross. JCC South Ossetian part co-chairman Boris Chochiev has actively interacted all these days with the Head of OSCE Mission to Georgia Terhi Hakkala and her deputy Veselin Nikolaev as well as the Head of ICRC delegation to Georgia Dominic Liengme and the other representatives of international political and humanitarian organizations, who has condemned barbarian, middle-aged methods of military and police blockades of the peaceful villages.
In connection with deterioration of situation over South Ossetia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of RSO M. K. Djioev directed letters to EC Secretary General Terry Davis, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva, Permanent Representative of Russian Federation in UN Vitaly Churkin, Russian Federation Representative in NATO Dmitry Rogozin. Here attached the letter directed to EC Secretary General T. Davis
«Your Excellency,
Presenting my high confidence to You, I consider it strongly essential to draw Your attention again to serious exacerbation of the relations between Georgia and the Republic of South Ossetia since 1989 having been in the state of unregulated conflict, to the continuing escalation of tension in the region having come to the breaking point and to nascent menace of military actions.
In connection with increased tension over the Republic of South Ossetia and committed by Georgian side acts of terrorism at the territory of Republic, RSO MFA by order of the President of RSO Eduard Kokoity sent invitation letters to accredited in Georgia ambassadors.
«Georgian special services are backing all the acts of terrorism in South Ossetia»-stated the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, while commenting committed in Tskhinval at 27 March terrorist act.
«I would like to stress that the events taking place in South Ossetia today are a links of one and the same chain. It is an open secret that all these terrorist acts are backed by Georgian special services. We even possess the names of the individual organizers of all this. By today several perpetrators have already been detained in South Ossetia.
«Georgian special services are backing all the acts of terrorism in South Ossetia»-stated the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, while commenting committed in Tskhinval at 27 March terrorist act.
«I would like to stress that the events taking place in South Ossetia today are a links of one and the same chain. It is an open secret that all these terrorist acts are backed by Georgian special services. We even possess the names of the individual organizers of all this. By today several perpetrators have already been detained in South Ossetia. Their participation has already been proved and criminal research is under way at the moment. The only thing to be done is to carry everything to an end in legal form. The murder of Security Secretary Oleg Alborov is already detained, as well as the orderer of the crime. The cases of explosions in Djava region and at South Ossetian passport and visa service have already been disclosed. All the executors of these terrorist acts detained and confessed in the crime. These terrorist acts also backed by Georgian special services»-Noted Eduard Kokoity.