Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

Since taking office by the new president of South Ossetia, the Government of the Republic has resigned. The last meeting of the current composition of the Cabinet has been held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Vadim Brovtsev. During the meeting, the cabinet members were briefed by the Finance Minister of South Ossetia Irina Sytnik on budgetary performance for the first quarter of 2012, approved the minutes of the Supervisory Board meeting on the special accounts expenditure and approved the investment program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia in 2011-2013. The last for consideration was placed the question of resignation of the Government of the Republic.

South Ossetia should apply all possible efforts for further development and prosperity of the Republic. This has been said IA "Res" by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua in the Republic of South Ossetia, Luis Alberto Molina Cuadra, who arrived in Tskhinval in connection with today's inauguration of the president of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov received the Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Sergey Naryshkin. The President thanked the leadership of Russia for all-round assistance and supporting of South Ossetia.
"For my part, I want to assure the leadership of the Russian Federation, we will do our best to carry on the chosen course of our nation - forever with Russia. We will make every effort so that all the agreements which are concluded between our two countries, have been implemented in the near future "- said Tibilov.

The incoming President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has taken an oath on the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Ossetian language.
"I swear in exercising the powers of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia to respect and protect the civil liberties, to respect and defend the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and territorial integrity of the Republic of South Ossetia, to serve the people faithfully" - Tibilov said at the solemn inauguration ceremony.

The activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia and in the world will be the main theme of the events that are planned to be held in Tskhinval from April 23-30. As reported to IA "Res" by the ICRC Mission spokesperson in Tskhinval Marina Tedety, "such events as the thematic lectures about the history of the ICRC, various aspects of the .

Gymnasts of the South Ossetian Republican complex children's sports school will participate in the international children's gym festival "Alina", which will be held in Moscow on May 21. As IA "Res" has been informed by the information-analytical department of the Ministry of Education of South Ossetia, the young gymnasts and their coach Lyudmila Gabaraeva were personally invited by an organizer of the festival, a famous Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva.

Flash-Poll: What, in your opinion is the most important event of the outgoing week?

Boris Chochiev, Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement:
Naturally, it is the election of the president of the Republic of South Ossetia, which, according to the unanimous conclusion of all foreign observers, was held at high level. It is gratifying that, notwithstanding the difficulties, through which our Republic had to go through the last few months, since last November, the people of South Ossetia made a wise, right choice.

The representatives of South Ossetia will take part in a youth international forum "And the eternal memory of the Twelfth Year", dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Borodino Battle. Participation in the forum will come true through support of the Russian Cooperation in South Ossetia.

A photo exhibition "People and fates" dedicated to the people of the North Caucasus and South Ossetia will be held In Tskhinval. As IA "Res" has been informed by the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson Marina Tedety,
"the photos that will be presented at the exhibition, were made by the ICRC employee Marco Kokich. Last year he traveled to Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia-Alania and South Ossetia - said Tedety. – The photos` author has met with the ICRC recipients, the people suffering from the effects of the armed conflict and other situations of violence."

The recent statements by the president of Georgia point to preparations for a new war against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This has been said IA "Res" by a Special Representative of the Association of the cross-border cooperation in Central Asia and in the Caucasus Mikhail Chernov, commenting on Saakashvili's statements about the need for active arms production and the establishment of the reserve armed forces of Georgia.