South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has awarded Russian journalists, who are in the Republic within the framework of the press tour, with the Certificates of Honor of South Ossetia.
The ceremony took place today after the press conference with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian media.
Government of South Ossetia was instructed to develop measures to prevent the negative effects of the ban on the passage of vehicles through the simplified checkpoints of crossing the state border with Georgia. This was announced by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a press conference in Tskhinval with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian media.
Flash-poll: Today South Ossetia is marking the Day of the National Media. What this date means for you?
Irina Gagloeva, head of the Media center "IR":
The Day of the National Media is a very important date. 107 years ago, on July 23, was issued the first publication of the newspaper "Iron gazette."
For the last week three violators of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia were detained and handed over to the Border Guard Service of KGB of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, the two detainees are the citizens of Georgia, and one - a citizen of South Ossetia.
A group of Russian and South Ossetian journalists have visited the day before the districts of South Ossetia. The trip was organized as part of a press tour of the Republic organized for Russian journalists.
First of all, the journalists visited a sector of the state border of South Ossetia and Georgia between the settlements Argvis (South Ossetia) and Ditsi (Georgia).
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with media practitioners of the Republic. The President congratulated them on their professional holiday – the Day of the media, noting a large contribution of journalists to formation of the statehood of South Ossetia.
Today, July 23, South Ossetia is celebrating the Day of the National Media. The festive date is timed to the first issue of the Ossetian newspaper - "Iron gazette."
In the village of Artsev in Tskhinval district of South Ossetia which borders on Georgia, has been held a round table organized by the Media Center "IR." In discussing the topic "Five years after the war" participated the Head of the Media Center "IR" Irina Gagloeva, her Deputy Zamira Dzhioeva, Foreign Minister of South Ossetia David Sanakoev, director of the secondary school in Artsev Mziya Dudayeva and the locals.
July 19 in Moscow was held the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on socio-economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia, following the meeting was signed the protocol.
The Parliament of South Ossetia adopted a law on issuance of commemorative and investment coins made of precious and non-precious metals. The issue was brought up for discussion at the today's meeting of the presidium of the RSO Parliament by Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Taxes Vadim Tskhovrebov.