The South Ossetian leadership has extended the term of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic. The decision was taken today at a meeting of the Government of the Republic, which was held under the chairmanship of the President Leonid Tibilov. Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Kochiev noted that the tenure of the ICRC in South Ossetia would end on November 1 and proposed to extend it for one year. After a lengthy discussion, the government voted for the extension for six months. The head of state instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request the ICRC detailed report on the work done during the last year and the plan for the coming year.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Government of South Ossetia Tarzan Kokoev introduced a draft law "On the administrative supervision of the persons released from places of imprisonment." He has noted that the abolition of the administrative supervision of the persons has shown that individuals of this category committed crimes both in the Republic and abroad.
"Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to adopt this law for prevention of crimes and other offenses by former prisoners," – stressed Kokoev.
This bill was unanimously approved by the Cabinet.
Minister of Culture of the Republic Makharbeg Kokoev submitted a draft law "On protection and use of immovable monuments of cultural history of South Ossetia."
"This law is essential for our Republic. The law is aimed at implementing the constitutional obligation of every citizen to take care of the preservation of historical and cultural heritage,"- said Kokoev.
This bill was also unanimously approved.
Minister of Economic Development of South Ossetia raised a question to establish a special commission to determine the conditions of cancellation and prolongation of debts of small and medium-sized enterprises of the RSO before the public corporation "Joint-stock Savings Bank of South Ossetia," the National Bank and the state budget of South Ossetia.
During the meeting were also approved the establishment of rules and methods and the size of a one-time annual fee for the use of radio frequency spectrum in the RSO.