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Projects of the South-Ossetian State University, named after A.A.Tibilov, presented at the IX International Junior Forestry Contest, held in Moscow, have been included in the top ten of the forum. As IA "Res" has been informed by professor of biology and botany of the South-Ossetian State University, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Johnny Kachmazov, the main challenge that faced the competitors was to develop projects for protection the forestry ecology in the world.

Exhibition of works of the Ossetian artists "The Alans Parallels" has been closed in Budapest (Hungary). As IA "Res" has been informed by the head of the International non-profit association «Renaissance Sandidzan» Radion Pukhaev, the exhibition was dedicated to the Ossetian-Iasi cultural and historical ties.

Representatives of the South Ossetian leadership, headed by President Leonid Tibilov and Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Interregional and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries Sergey Chebotarev, arrived on a working visit to the Republic, have visited today Leningor district of South Ossetia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev is planning to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation on October 8-9.

Flash-poll: How, in your opinion, the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Georgia may affect a relationship between South Ossetia and Georgia?

Kosta Dzugaev, Candidate of Philosophy, associate professor of the South-Ossetian State University:
I think that any positive changes will not take place until 2014.

EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia welcomed the level of cooperation shown by all parties after the September 29 incident occurred near the village of Karzman, (Dzausky district of South Ossetia) and the subsequent detention of the Georgian policeman. This was stated yesterday on the official website of the EU Monitoring Mission. It is noted in the statement, that the extradition of the detained police officer (October 1) by the Russian border guards to the Georgian side "led to the rapid resolution of the situation."

Committee on Migration Policy of South Ossetia has started re-registration of refugees and internally displaced persons. As reported to IA "Res" by the employee of the committee Lyudmila Dzhioeva, "re-registration is being conducted to update the database.

The signing ceremony of the protocol of trade, economic, scientific, technical and industrial cooperation between the Government of South Ossetia and the company HYEOB JEON ELECTRIC CO., LTD South Korea has taken place in Tskhinval.

A well-known Ossetian professional boxer, the WBC European champion in the weight class up to 66.6 kg, the WBC youth world champion, the WBC youth world intercontinental champion a champion of Asia Aslanbek Kozaev defended the WBC European title in the weight class up to 66.6 kg. As IA "Res" has been informed by a coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov, "the fight took place on September 28 in Brussels. A rival of our athlete was a 26 year old Belgian boxer Sasha Vahanian, who had already held 22 fights and all scored a victory, 14 of which he won by knockout ."

Georgian Interior Ministry confirmed the fact of detention of its employee in South Ossetia. As reported with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, "the employee of the Regional Office for Special Assignments Mogeli Toliashvili was detained in the territory of South Ossetia. "
The Georgian agency has noted that they don`t know the reasons why Toliashvili found himself in the territory of South Ossetia.