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South Ossetian authorities are waiting for an extension of the mandate of Serbian expert Dushan Ignatovich, who has been dealing with the issues of South Ossetian citizens to be listed missing since 2008, Murat Dzhioyev, Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, told reporters at a briefing.

According to him, the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, who arrived in South Ossetia to discuss the agenda of the upcoming round in Geneva, informed the South Ossetian party that they were waiting for the Georgian authorities to agree to extend the mandate of Dusan Ignatovich.

Anatoly Bibilov asked the diplomats why in Europe they believe that Kosovo could have statehood and South Ossetia could not?

South Ossetia insists on removing the Georgian roadblock and is interested in de-escalating the situation on the border, said President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions.

September 17, 2008, after the five-day August war and the recognition of South Ossetia by Russia, was signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between South Ossetia and Russia.

The Agreement entered into force on January 20, 2009, and the time period since then has shown the historical significance of the document that laid the foundation for the formation of the legal framework of bilateral relations.

It`s better if diplomats break spears than, God forbid, at least one shot will sound.

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions arrived in South Ossetia on Tuesday to discuss the agenda for the upcoming round of Geneva discussions.

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions will arrive in South Ossetia on Tuesday to discuss with the South Ossetian colleagues the agenda for the upcoming round of the Geneva discussions, IA “Res” was reported by the office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic for post-conflict settlement.

“The co-chairs will arrive in Tskhinval tomorrow, together with their South Ossetian colleagues they will discuss the agenda of the upcoming round of Geneva discussions, which will be held on October 8 and 9,” the Envoy said.

Ossetian opera diva Veronika Dzhioeva will perform at the Baltic charity ball in Riga on September 21, Ossetia News reports.

This year, more than three hundred guests from Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Austria, Germany, France, Iceland and other countries will come to the ball - representatives of cultural and business circles, diplomats, public figures. Guests will be able to hear the unique performance of two-star opera divas: Veronika Dzhioeva and Nadia Michael from Germany will perform on stage together.

Director of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater Madina Valieva met with Deputy Director General of the Bolshoi Theater Andrei Pronichev on the sidelines of the VI Theater Forum as part of the Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia exhibition, Head of the Development Department of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater and Public Relations Rada News Dzagoeva told IA "Res ".

"During the conversation, were discussed the prospects of cooperation and assistance in continuing education for administrative and technical personnel of the South Ossetian theater," said Dzagoeva.

10 years ago (2009), Russia concluded an agreement on military cooperation with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, providing for the creation of Russian military bases in these republics.

The Agreement was signed by the Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anatoly Serdyukov, as well as the heads of the military departments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Yuri Tanaev and Merab Kishmaria.

Law enforcement forces and border guards of South Ossetia, located on the border with Georgia, are carrying out a humanitarian operation to protect the population

The removal of the Georgian police post and the withdrawal of the Georgian armed forces from the territory of South Ossetia near the village of Tsnelis, where the Georgian police post is put up, will solve the problem, the head of the South Ossetian delegation said at meetings in the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) Yegor Kochiev upon completion another technical meeting.

The fourth technical meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia on Friday ended to no avail, said Yegor Kochiev, head of the South Ossetian delegation at the IPRM meetings.

"The only question on the agenda was the situation on the border in the area of ​​the village of Uista (Tsnelis), where the Georgian police checkpoint was put up. The Georgian party refuses to remove this post, our position remains the same - the roadblock should be removed," Yegor Kochiev said.