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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.

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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.

Preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of South Ossetia are in full swing. The meeting of the organizing committee has been held today. Under the Constitution the inauguration ceremony of the third President–elect of South Ossetia will be held on April 19. According to the preliminary data, a large number of guests are expected to arrive in South Ossetia.

South Ossetian athletes Ruslan Kumaritov, Radion Kumaritov and Arthur Doguzov became the winners of the international boxing tournament held these days in the city of Shakhty, Rostov region. As IA "Res" has been informed by the coach of the athletes Murat Kokoev, "the competition was held in several age groups. Ruslan Kumaritov performed in the weight class up to 69 kg among the athletes born 1994-1995. He fought three bouts and outpointed all of them».

Professional boxer from South Ossetia Aslanbek Kozaev won the European title in boxing in the weight class up to 66.6 kg according to WBC. As IA "Res" has been informed by the coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov, "the fight took place in Moscow on April 8, 2012. The rival of Kozaev was the 25 year old athlete from Belarus Andrey Abramenko - a champion of the Eastern European version of the WBC. He held the top spot in the ranking of the European professional boxers.