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The release of the three Georgian citizens and almost completed mission of the Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Tomas Hammarberg on finding out the fate of the missing South Ossetians, gives the hope for resumption of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), stated the EU Envoy Pierre Morel while visiting Tskhinval with the delegation of the Geneva discussions' Co-Chairs.
The delegation arrived in South Ossetia to conduct preparatory consultations for the forthcoming 11th round of Geneva discussions to take place 7-8 June 2010. Ambassador Morel underlined that the resumption of the IPRM was an important component of the Co-Chair's work, since the Mechanism was created within the frames of Geneva discussions.

Today, the Geneva talks Co-Chairs are expected to pay a visit to South Ossetia. These are representatives of the EU, OSEC and UN, reported the office of the Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement. The delegation will be headed by the EU Co-Chair Pierre Morel.

The South Ossetian side will release three more Georgian citizens detained in South Ossetia, reported the Plenipotentiary for Human Rights David Sanakoev.
"In the course of the day, Levan Otarovich Biganashvili, 1986, Aleko Amiranovish Didebashvili, 1985, Merab Gayozovich Tvauri, 1974, will be handed over to the EU military monitors active on the territory of Georgia adjacent to the borderline with South Ossetia. All the detainees are residents of Tvaurebi, Kaspi region of Georgia", said Sanakoev.

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions on Security in South Caucasus will pay a visit to South Ossetia. As the Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev reported to IA RES, the EU, UN and OSCE Co-Chairs are planning to arrive in South Ossetia on 13 May to prepare the forthcoming round of talks. "The main issue to be raised by the South Ossetian delegation to the Geneva talks is the agreement on non-use of force between South Ossetia and Georgia", said Chochiev.

On 6 May, the Government sitting took place. The agenda included the issues related to increase of monthly child's allowance up to the age of 16, draft law of South Ossetia "On provision of housing to the citizens of South Ossetia from the state housing fund", on appointment of deputy Education Ministers, as well as the report of the Finance Minister of South Ossetia "On the implementation of the state budget for the first quarter of 2010". года».

A round-table "South Ossetia's investment potential: comprehensive approach, problems and perspectives" was held in Tskhinval 6 may. South Ossetia State University, International Institute of New States and the European Center for Geopolitical Analysis have organized the event. As emphasized by the Chief Editor of the Informational Agency REGNUM Modest Kolerov, the development of South Ossetia's economy should focus on development of high technologies, support to professional development of specialists and protection of environment.
"I very much hope that the government of Russia and the Russian Railways will be convinced in the necessity to resume the project of building a railway connection between Vladikavkaz and Tskhinval. This is a minor problem for the development of the technological productions in South Ossetia. But no, it seems to be the most important factor to ensure secured and quick access for hundreds of thousand tourists to the beautiful land of South Ossetia, and to stably, without extra expenses, build qualitative housing", said Kolerov.

At the session of the Parliament held 5 May, the government's impeachment was discussed. Head of the Parliament Committee for Legislature and Local Governance Amiran Diakonov took the floor. According to him, the activities of the government's structures engaged in the economic sector led to paralyzed executive branch of power in South Ossetia and this had "an extremely negative impact on the life of the population and caused social tensions".

There is no governmental or political crisis in South Ossetia, stated the president of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity while making his speech before the government and the parliament of the Republic. The president expressed his support to the group of the parliament members who put the question of the government's impeachment. "Illiteracy and inaction of some of the ministers block the work of the government and undermines the authority of the Prime-Minister", emphasized the president.

South Ossetia handed over three Georgian citizens detained in October 2009 through the CoE High Commissioner for Human Rights Tomas Hammarberg, reported Human Rights Plenipotentiary David Sanakoev.
“Today, Biganov Levan Tedoevich, 1987, Djamrishvili Djamlet Temurovich, 1984, Tsiklauri Gennady Omarovich, 1971, were released. This fact speaks for the determination of the South Ossetian side to continue the work on release of detainees and search for the missing persons’, said Sanakoev. The detainees were handed over to the Georgian side at the Georgian-Ossetian borderline, village of Ergneti.

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Tomas Hammarberg is arriving in South Ossetia 2 May with a working visit. As the Plenipotentiary for Human Rights David Sanakoev reported to IA RES, the discussions in Tskhinval will again focus on the circumstances of abduction of South Ossetian citizens by Georgian law enforcement bodies during and after the hostilities in August 2008.