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Issues of implementing the investment program on promoting socio-economic development of South Ossetia in 2012 have been discussed at today's meeting in Tskhinval by the Acting President of the Republic of South Ossetia Vadim Brovtsev and Department Director of special programs and projects of territorial development of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia Maxim Kryukov, who arrived in the Republic with a working visit. As reported to IA "Res" at the presidential press service and the government of South Ossetia, priorities relating to rehabilitation and socio-economic development of the Republic were discussed at the meeting.

The meeting of the action group for nominating the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Mira Tskhovrebova as the presidential candidate has been held in Tskhinval. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Central Election Committee. The participants of the meeting unanimously voted for nomination of Tskhovrebova for presidential elections in March.

At today's meeting in Tskhinval the action group has nominated an entrepreneur Felix Bitiev for presidential election in South Ossetia. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia. As Felix Bitiev has reported to IA "Res", members of the action group are going to submit to the CEC the documents necessary for registration. It should be reminded, that one more meeting of the action group for nominating the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Mira Tskhovrebova as the presidential candidate has also been held in Tskhinval.

Comment of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev to IA "Res" concerning the statement of Manana Manjgaladze -press speaker of the President of Georgia,- that re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia will take place only after closure of the "illegally opened, so-called embassies" in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The Central Election Committee of South Ossetia has accepted today the documents from the initiative groups nominating candidates for the upcoming presidential election in March, 2011. They are: RSO parliamentary deputy of the IVth convocation Sergei Zasseev and ex-presidential candidate, RSO parliamentary deputy of the IId and IVth convocations Vladimir Kelekhsaev.

A meeting of the initiative group for nominating the opposition representative, a deputy of IV-th convocation of the Parliament of South Ossetia, Sergei Zasseev in the upcoming presidential election in South Ossetia on March 25, was held in Tskhinval, January 25. As reported to IA "Res" by Sergei Zasseev, the meeting was attended by representatives of the Central Election Committee.

Recently media has again brought up a topic of issuing the so-called neutral passports to residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by the Georgian authorities. It has also been announced extremely negative reaction of the Abkhaz authorities to efforts of some foreign companies, functioning in Abkhazia and distributing these passports among residents of Abkhazia. For commenting the so-called "neutral" passports, the correspondent of IA "Res" have addressed the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Murat Dzhioev.

South Ossetia and Georgia have agreed to continue the process of mutual transferring of the convicted persons. It has been declared by the RSO Deputy Presidential Envoy on post-conflict settlement Merab Chigoev after the meeting in the format of Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI), which took place today at the border of South Ossetia in the Georgian village of Dvani. "During the meeting we agreed that the process of mutual transferring of the convicted persons should be continued in the future – Chigoev has underlined. - We have reason for optimism in this matter. «According to Chigoev, during the meeting the sides noted some improvement in the situation at the border of South Ossetia and Georgia.

Acting President of South Ossetia Vadim Brovtsev surveyed the facilities restoration and new construction in Tskhinval. He was accompanied by Acting Minister of Road, Capital Construction and Architecture Dzhioev Rudolph, head of the State Committee for Restoration Zurab Kabisov and representatives of the general contracting organizations.
The inspection began with the dwelling apartment building, which is under construction at number 6 Pushkin Street. The house was completely destroyed by fire during the Georgian aggression in August 2008 and was not subjected to restoration; therefore, it was decided to demolish it and build in its place a new, modern three-storeyed building. At present the internal finishing work is being carried out.

A regular meeting in the format of Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI) has started in the Georgian village of Dvani, which is bordering with South Ossetia. The meeting is held behind closed doors. As reported to IA "RES" by Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Republic, head of the delegation Merab Chigoev, the South Ossetian delegation once again will raise the issue of the missing persons of South Ossetia.