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Russia and South Ossetia will sign a border treaty

04/09/2013 - 11:39

The Russian government will propose to the President to sign an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia on the state border, reports the official website of the Cabinet of Russia.

The South Ossetian delegation took part in the celebration of the 23 anniversary of the PMR

03/09/2013 - 16:38

The official delegation of South Ossetia headed by the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Stanislav Kochiev took part in the celebrations of the occasion of the 23d anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
As the news agency "Res" was reported at the diplomatic mission of South Ossetia in Tiraspol, Transnistria, the delegation arrived in Transnistria on the invitation of the PMR President Yevgeny Shevchuk.
"The members of the delegation laid flowers at the monument of the fallen defenders of Transnistria, attended the military parade, as well as the opening ceremonies of the various exhibitions and other cultural events, "- added the embassy.
The South Ossetian delegation has also included the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Konstantin Pukhaev, Minister of Culture Makharbeg Kokoev and Deputy Chief of Traffic Police Dmitry Kotaev.

The delegation of South Ossetia will take part in the commemorative events in Beslan

03/09/2013 - 15:45

The official delegation of South Ossetia led by President Leonid Tibilov will visit today North Ossetia, where will take part in the ceremonies on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the tragedy in Beslan, said IA "Res" the press secretary of the RSO President Ghana Yanovskaya.
September 1, 2004 terrorists took hostage more than 1100 people who came to the grand line at the 1st Beslan school. More than 300 people have become the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan. Most of them were children.
The main commemorative events will take place on September 3- the day when the tragic events came to a head. At 9:00 Archbishop of Vladikavkaz and Alanian Zosima will held a funeral liturgy, at 13:05 - the time when began the assault of the building – all across the country will be observed a minute of silence. At the same time, in the courtyard of the ruined school the children will release white balloons into the sky by the number of the victims of the terrorist attack. There will be a cross procession, followed by mourning ceremony at the cemetery where are buried the victims of the terrorist attack. At the monument "The Tree of Sorrow" to the sound of the metronome will be announced the names of all those killed in the attack. It will be laid flowers at the memorial tombs of the dead, and at the monument to the special squad soldiers, who died rescuing the children.

The Georgian authorities have denied the abduction of the citizens of South Ossetia

31/08/2013 - 14:13

Statement of the RSO Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights Inal Tasoev on the occasion of the Day of the Missing

Today all over the world is being commemorated the Day of the Missing.
In South Ossetia the problem of the missing persons is very urgent as about 140 citizens of South Ossetia are missing since the 1989-2008 Georgian aggression.

South Ossetia has not forgotten and is still waiting and searching for their missing citizens - Presidential Envoy

31/08/2013 - 12:58

The fate of the eight citizens of South Ossetia, missing since the war in August 2008, is still unknown. This was announced today – on the International Day of the Missing - by Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at a briefing in Tskhinval.
"Today in South Ossetia, along with other countries, is being marked the International Day of the Missing - said Dzhioev. - This date is celebrated in more than 30 countries around the world, especially in those who have experienced military conflict, aggression."

The International Day of the missing was commemorated in Tskhinval

31/08/2013 - 09:22

In South Ossetia were held the events to mark the International Day of the Missing, organized by the South Ossetian non-governmental organization "Memory" with the assistance of the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia. As part of the event was laid the foundation stone of the park dedicated to the missing as a result of the Georgian aggression in 1989 - 2008 years. The ceremony was attended by members of the families of the missing persons as well as the public.
As reported the news agency "Res" by the head of the department for the missing under the NGO "Memory" Lydia Kudzieva, the purpose of the event is to remind the public of the issue of the missing persons.
"Because of the war, the fate of the missing citizens is still unclarified - said Kudzieva. – We have been waiting and will always remember our loved ones who are missing since 1989 -2008."
Kudzieva has added that since 2010, in collaboration with the Russian organization of General Lebed's peacekeeping mission to search for the missing people they have been exhuming nameless graves in the territory of South Ossetia.
"This organization is helping us with the DNA analyzes - Kudzieva said. Then I send the data as well as bone fragments after the exhumation to the Moscow molecular laboratory, where have already been done 82 DNA-passports for us."
In memory of the missing persons at the Theatre Square also will be held the action "We remember ..."
It should be noted that there are about 150 families in South Ossetia whose loved ones are missing.

ICRC: families of the missing persons need more help

30/08/2013 - 17:37

Geneva / Tskhinval (ICRC) - Today, August 30, on the International Day of the Missing persons, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on to provide more active help to the families of those who are missing as a result of armed conflicts or natural disasters.

Creation of Social Security Fund was discussed at the meeting with the President of South Ossetia

29/08/2013 - 11:52

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has met in Tskhinval with the delegation of the Russian Social Insurance Fund. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Health Gregory Kulidzhanov and the State Councilor to the President Rodion Siukaev.
At the beginning of the meeting the Deputy Chairman of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation Vitaly Linnik congratulated the president on the last holiday - the Day of the recognition of independence.

Leonid Tibilov met with an opera singer Amaga Gotti

28/08/2013 - 17:21

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received a well-known opera singer, a native of the Republic Amaga Gotti.
The Head of State has welcomed Amaga Gotti and has said that she, "as a true patriot of her homeland," is always with her people.

Leonid Tibilov has received the Ossetian opera singer Veronica Dzhioeva

28/08/2013 - 17:21

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received the native of the Republic, the famous opera singer, Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and South Ossetia Veronica Dzhioeva.
He has welcomed the actress, noting her talent, which she demonstrates to the fans of classical music all over the world.
"We are proud of such talented representatives of our people as Veronica - said the president - they glorify their people, their country, once again proving to the world that the Ossetian people are talented."
In turn, Veronica Dzhioeva thanked the President for the warm welcome and a solemn celebration.
"I was happy to sing for my people, and was feeling a sense of pride in the changes that I had seen in my homeland," - she said.
According to the singer, "for the past year Tskhinval has changed, and what is more important, have changed the people's eyes - they are kinder and happier now."
She also expressed the wish to see a modern concert hall in South Ossetia, where the international celebrities could be invited.
The Head of State has assured that the long-term plans also include the construction of a concert hall, which will meet the global standards.
Veronica Dzhioeva is a leading soloist of three opera houses in Russia: the Mariinsky, Bolshoi and Novosibirsky. She is one of the most popular singers in the world. The singer has performed in China, South Korea, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, United States, Estonia, Lithuania and other countries.

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