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Constitution Day of South Ossetia - April 8, is a milestone in the modern history of South Ossetia, said the news agency "Res" the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia, a member of the commission for drafting the Constitution of the Republic Zhanna Zasseeva, commenting on the importance of the Basic Law for the state.

"A special commission was set up to develop the Basic Law of South Ossetia by the Decree of the then president Ludwig Chibirov, which included experienced lawyers and public figures - Zasseeva said. - The commission included eleven people. "

According to Zasseeva, the Commission had the task to prepare the basic document, which should have been focused on legal, political and ideological features of the young state.

"We assumed as a basis we took, the first Constitution and the Constitution of North Ossetia, as it was spiritually close to us, - noted Zasseeva.- But we also have considered the Constitution of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Spain, etc. Constitution of South Ossetia was to clearly define the main priorities of the state development, the rights and freedom of a man. "

Zasseeva has noted that in the course of the work the Committee members consulted with many leading experts outside of South Ossetia, dealing with the Constitution.

"The final version of our draft Constitution was sent for examination to Russia and received a positive assessment, - explained Zasseeva. - The Basic Law of the state, in my opinion, had covered all the aspects of our life. The Constitution is amended, as it should be, but you can not negate the positive work done. "

She added that over the Constitution had been working Merab Chigoev, Peter Gatikoev, Stanislav Kochiev, Konstantin Kochiev, Alan Parastaev and young lawyers Ilona Khubaeva and many others.

"I was happy to work with such luminaries and I am grateful to every moment we spent with them at the meetings of the Constitutional Commission," - said Zasseeva.

It should be reminded that on April 8 in South Ossetia is celebrated the Constitution Day. The Basic Law of the Republic was adopted on 8 April 2001 while holding a national referendum.

April 6 took place a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Kazbulat Tskhovrebov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan. .

During the conversation Kazbulat Tskhovrebov expressed serious concern about the events in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Minister has assured his colleague that South Ossetia is closely monitoring the situation, and expressed his support to the people of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The ministers have also noted the need to show responsibility and restraint in order to avoid slipping the situation to an uncontrollable escalation of the conflict that could destabilize the entire region.

Tskhovrebov expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims and asked to convey wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured in the recent events.

For his part, Karen Mirzoyan expressed his gratitude for the words of support and noted that the leadership of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was making every effort to find a peaceful solution to the situation.

We had been working on the same goal - restoration and development of our Republic, said the I, III, IV, V convocations deputy, the ex-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Stanislav Kochiev, commenting on the work, the aims and objectives of the first convocation deputies of the Parliament of South Ossetia.

According to him, the election of deputies to the first Parliament of South Ossetia, in December 1990 laid the foundation for the statehood of the Republic of South Ossetia.

"The first parliament worked effectively, and in spite of the lack of experience in the field of legislation, the deputies took an active part in the fate of the Republic and worked fruitfully, he said. - Creation of the Parliament became an important political factor, as we declared that the Republic was established. For the first time in the Republic of South Ossetia had been established such a competent authority as the parliament- the most important of the attributes of statehood»

"The first parliament fully met its goals and expectations, and also laid the foundation for a future state - Kochiev said. - We have passed through many difficulties, but all obstacles have been overcome. We have worked with complete dedication, and the indicator of the work is our current reality. "

According to Kochiev, the foundations for the statehood and for the Parliament are laid and only need to be strengthened.

"The Parliament has its own traditions and I would like to wish the deputies of the current Parliament to continue developing them", - summed up the ex-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has met with the head of Department of the President of the Russian Federation for socio- economic cooperation with the CIS member states, the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Oleg Govorun, who has arrived in the Republic on a working visit,

During the meeting were discussed the results of the recent visit of the President of South Ossetia, to Russia, as well as the issues of implementation of the Investment Program for socio-economic development, as well as the pace of construction and reconstruction works of the facilities that are already underway.

"During my meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin we discussed a wide range of issues Today we continue to work towards further restoration and development of our Republic. I am sure that this year, like the previous ones, will be successful ", - said the President.

Oleg Govorun, discussing the results of the summit, he has stressed, that the Russian President has already given specific and clear instructions.

"We have already been given specific and clear instructions following the results of your meeting. All of them are already in development, and the work on them will be carried out jointly with the Russian government. I am sure that soon we will get positive results, "- said Oleg Govorun.

The Russian politician has also touched upon the issues of implementation of the investment program for this year, noting that the funding of facilities has already begun.

"The pace of construction of the facilities is great and I hope that this year will be as successful as the previous ones. - said Oleg Govorun.

The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister of South Ossetia Domenti Kulumbegov and Deputy Head of the Department of the President of the Russian Federation for socio economic cooperation with the CIS member states, the RSO and RA Denis Travin.

The issue of making investments in South Ossetia President Leonid Tibilov discussed with Russian businessmen, with whom the head of state met in Moscow, - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.
"I met with representatives of Russian business circles, among them, the president of the largest agricultural company" Belaya Dacha "Viktor Semyonov, who had earlier visited South Ossetia, - the president said. - This is a person who has much experience in agricultural sphere. Together with the other businessmen they have visited Znaur and Leningor districts of the Republic. "
Tibilov has noted that in South Ossetia are being created favorable conditions for attracting investors.
"I can say that I saw a serious mood among the Russian businessmen during my visit to Moscow, - Tibilov said. - In April, they are expected to arrive in the Republic. "
It should be reminded that President Leonid Tibilov during his recent working visit to Moscow met with Russian businessmen, who expressed their readiness to make investments in South Ossetia.
The meeting was organized in continuation of the agreements reached during the meeting in Tskhinval between Leonid Tibilov and the president of Russia's largest agricultural company "Belaya Dacha" Viktor Semyonov. Then on the agenda was the question of a possible investment project on growing of salads by the agricultural company "Belaya Dacha" in South Ossetia.

The question of accession of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation was discussed at a recent meeting with President Vladimir Putin, said during today's press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.

According to him, the heads of state noted that this problem was an internal affair of South Ossetia.

"The issue of accession of South Ossetia to Russia should not expose to political risks our strategic partner. This is a very important moment, "- he said.

Speaking about the process of implementation of the plan, which will allow the President of South Ossetia to appeal to the Russian leadership with the initiative to access to the Russian Federation, Leonid Tibilov has stressed that at the first stage it is necessary to amend Article 10 of the Constitution of South Ossetia.

"The amendments to the Constitution allow the President to appeal to the leadership of Russia with a proposal to create a single authorized federal agency," - he explained.

Answering the question about the date of holding the referendum, the President has noted that it will be conducted "not in a year, or two, not even in six months, but much more earlier."

"There are no any obstacles, so we'll prepare for the referendum", - he said. - We will put this question, and we will act in the future based on the current situation. "

Leonid Tibilov has added that this plan was also discussed with representatives of the Russian leadership and received positive feedback.

The Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia, as the public authority, will keep its powers and the relevant units after the signing of an additional agreement under the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between Russia and South Ossetia - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, summing up his meeting with Russian President - Vladimir Putin, held in Moscow on 31 March.

According to the President, in late February the South Ossetian working group, headed by the Secretary of Security Council of the Republic Anatoly Pliev, was actively working with the Ministry of Defense of Russia on the preparation of the additional agreement to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between the two countries relating to the transfer of certain units of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia to the Russian Armed forces.

"The parties agreed that the Treaty, which provides for the transfer of individual units of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia to the Russian Armed forces, does not meet the requirements of the existing Russian legislation,, - the president said. - And we`ve come to the conclusion that the additional agreement should stipulate not the transfer, but the admission of our servicemen in the Armed Forces of Russia. Most importantly, we have ensured that a serviceman, who serves in the Defense Ministry divisions of our Republic, will be considered for transfer to the Armed forces of Russia. But if he somehow cannot meet the requirements, he will just continue to serve in a former place. "

The work on the additional agreements to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between Russia and South Ossetia has been positively assessed by the two presidents - said during the press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, commenting on the results of the meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, held in Moscow on March 31.

"If there were some difficulties in the definition of the additional agreements, Russia considered that the decisions should be taken by the two sides, - Tibilov said. - All the additional agreements to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration, which have already been signed or will be signed in the near future, are in working order. We must only wait for a certain time and feel the usefulness of these additional agreements and, in general, of the Treaty. "

Tibilov has noted that there were different approaches to the signing of the additional agreements in the South Ossetian society, stressing that the work on the additional agreements was positively assessed by the two presidents.

Relations between Russia and South Ossetia reached a high-quality level, - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, commenting on the results of the meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, held in Moscow on 31 March.

"Summit is an indicator of relations between states - Tibilov said. - In this case, we can say that our relations have reached a high- quality level. We are proud of these relations, and, of course, they must be strengthened and developed. "

According to Tibilov, the meeting with the President of Russia was held in a rather warm, friendly atmosphere of mutual understanding.

"It is very important that the head of the Russian state knows very well the issues of South Ossetia, he is always ready to solve our problems, - said the President. - I am happy that the Russian President once again has stated that the Russian Federation has provided and will be providing the assistance to South Ossetia. As we know, Russia has serious financial difficulties, when many countries around the world have imposed various sanctions. But at the same time, Russia follows the obligations assumed by it in due time. "

Tibilov has noted that the level of bilateral cooperation between the two states increases each time.

" I `ve received a positive reply to the questions, identified by me in the course of the meeting with the Russian President in terms of the development of our relations, the development of the Republic ", - concluded the President.

In the capital of Italy took place the ceremony of opening the office of the official representative of South Ossetia in Italy.

Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Kochiev thanked the representative of South Ossetia in Italy Mr Mauro Murgia for assistance in opening the representative office and wished the Foreign Ministry spokesman in Italy new successes and achievements.

"I want to express my deep gratitude to all of you for your attention and support. Taking this pleasant opportunity, I address greetings to our compatriots in Italy, which, in spite of the distance, keep in touch with the homeland, and strive to contribute to strengthening of the Italian-Ossetian friendship - said Kochiev. ¬ I would like to note that Mr. Mauro Murgia is not for the first year the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy, and with his active participation expand contacts between our two countries, were signed the agreements on friendship and cooperation between the capital of our Republic- the city of Tskhinval and a number of Italian cities."

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Minister thanked Mr. Murgia for his work.

"I also express mygratitude to all who contributed to the opening of the Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy, first of all, - Mr. Andrea Corsini, who has kindly provided us accommodation for the office, - continued Kochiev. - South Ossetia is an open country that tends to increase the number of international relations. I`d like to note with pleasure that South Ossetia has already enough friends in Italy, and we hope that with the opening of the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, the number of friends of our country will increase. "

Kochiev also spoke about the presence of a wide field of networking and cooperation in the humanitarian sphere, in the field of culture.

"We will be seeking for the opportunities for business contacts ", he said

"I would like to express confidence that the opening of the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy expands opportunities to work in all these areas - said the Deputy Minister. - For our compatriots in Italy, our representative office should be a place where they can find support and assistance. "

According to Kochiev, the opening of the representation office of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy is a joyful and important occasion.

"In South Ossetia are happy that, despite some difficulties, the opening of the office has taken place", - concluded the Deputy Minister.