The agenda of the IPRM has not changed for a long time, and the main issues of the dialogue remain security and the situation in the area of the village of Uista (former Tsnelis), where a few years ago Georgian policemen set up the illegal post in South Ossetia. This was announced by the head of the delegation Yegor Kochiev at the end of the 106th meeting of the IPRM format.
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The Georgian side does not carry out preventive work with the population of Georgia, and therefore the number of Georgian citizens who violate the state border of South Ossetia does not decrease, - said the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev, commenting on the results of the next meeting.
He believes that people should be explained that there is a state border, and that if it is violated, they will be detained and face the justice of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Spectators of the XXIV International Theater Festival of the CIS and Baltic countries "Meetings in Russia" in St. Petersburg enthusiastically accepted the play "Kosta" of the State Drama Theater of South Ossetia, Tamerlan Dzudtsov, the artistic director of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater, told the “Res” news agency.
A regular meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms is being held in the village of Ergnet bordering South Ossetia, the press service of the Presidential Plenipotentiary's Office for Post-conflict Settlement told the “Res” news agency.
“At the 106th meeting of the IPRM, it will be will discussed security issues, as well as the situation in the border zone, - violators of the state border and drone flights,” they noted.
Observers from the Russian Federation did not reveal violations during voting at the polling stations during the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the turnout was high - more than 80%, said Anton Lopatin, a member of the Russian Central Election Commission, who had taken part in observing the elections of the head of the Republic on April 10.
The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, thanked all the residents of South Ossetia for their activity during the elections on Sunday.
The CEC of South Ossetia hopes to process all the protocols on the results of the presidential elections within Monday and official results can be published on Tuesday, said Marina Tskhovrebova, a member of the Republic's CEC.
"We are hoping very much that the processing will be complete within a day," said Marina Tskhovrebova, a member of the CEC.
According to her, "tomorrow, presumably, there may already be an official publication of the voting results in the media."
The presidential elections in South Ossetia were held to the highest score on a five-point scale of assessments, and from the point of view of observing democratic principles and voter activity, as well as political culture, no violations were revealed, said Sergei Tsekov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who is taking part in monitoring the presidential elections in the Republic.
The presidential elections in South Ossetia were held in accordance with the country's Constitution, no one questions them, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev told reporters.
"There is no doubt that the elections were held in accordance with the Constitution, the current legislation. And if I'm not mistaken, at this stage no one questions the current voting procedure - preparation for the elections, their organization," Kosachev said.
Citizens of South Ossetia are facing a difficult choice, as two worthy candidates entered the second round of the presidential elections - the incumbent head of the Republic, Anatoly Bibilov, and the leader of the Nykhas political party, Alan Gagloev.
This opinion was expressed on Monday by the first Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky.
