Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

Yelena Panina, a deputy of the “United Russia“ faction, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, commenting on the “Duma TV“ information that Georgian police erected a checkpoint on the territory of South Ossetia near the village of Tsnelis, said that South Ossetia had always been an independent state, and provocations from Tbilisi should be treated calmly.

“There is no need to talk about some kind of peaceful return of South Ossetia to Georgia, especially after the tragic events of 2008,” said Elena Panina.

On Thursday morning, in the Georgian village of Ergneti, bordering South Ossetia, will be held a meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM).

As reported to IA "Res" by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, the South Ossetian party will strongly demand the immediate withdrawal of all Georgian armed forces from the border territory and the cessation of illegal construction works, this issue is on the agenda.

The winner of the “Iron Baegaeny” -2019 contest in Turkey has become Nihal Kudakova. On October 4, she will take part in the final of the competition, which will be held in Vladikavkaz.

This year, 5 representatives of the Ossetian diaspora in Turkey took part in it. They brewed a traditional national drink from ingredients sent to Istanbul in advance from Ossetia, reports "15 region" with reference to the press service of the "Bavaria" company with the support of which festivals are held.

In connection with the provocative actions of the Georgian side, the KGB of South Ossetia has taken measures to maintain the border regime in Znaur district of the Republic.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, left for the village of Uista (formerly Tsnelis) in Znaur district of the Republic, in the vicinity of which an illegal checkpoint is being built by the Georgian side to learnthe situation on the spot, the presidential press service reports.

The President talked with villagers who are worried about the provocation carried out by the Georgian side on the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.

Anatoly Bibilov assured the residents that nothing threatened the village of Tsnelis.

By order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Republic, the State Security Committee is carrying out special actions to ensure the safety of citizens

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia on Wednesday adopted another statement in connection with the provocative actions of the Georgian side in the border zone.

Georgian police should immediately leave the borders of the village of Tsnelis of South Ossetia, said Zaza Driaev, head of the South Ossetian Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Relations.

According to the deputy, it is necessary to warn the Georgian side about the inadmissibility of such steps and give them time to go beyond the borders of South Ossetia, and then post there.

"It will be fair if we set up our posts where the border of the South Ossetian Autonomous Region previously ran," Driaev said.

An algorithm for further joint steps will be determined at the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission

The delegation of South Ossetia led by Deputy Prime Minister- Minister of Economic Development Gennady Bekoev met in Damascus with Deputy Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Syria, Khaled Abo Faker, as well as with the heads of the leading Syrian industrial companies, IT technology, air transportation and pharmaceuticals , the IA "Res" was informed by the press service of the government.

The delegation of South Ossetia, headed by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development Gennady Bekoev, left for the Syrian Arab Republic, where the 61st Damascus Fair is being held, the press service of the government of the Republic reports.

“Our delegation is taking part in the events of interest for the development of priority areas of the South Ossetian economy, in particular, agriculture, road infrastructure, and tourism.

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia reports on the ongoing provocations on the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.

"In particular, in the border strip, in the vicinity of the village of Uista (formerly Tsnelis) in Znaur district of the Republic, the Georgian side is building a checkpoint guarded by Georgian security forces," reads the statement of the KGB, provided o IA"RES".