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The Ministry of Education of South Ossetia and the Russian
Foundation for Humanities are conducting the joint
international contest of scientific projects. As the news
agency "Res" was informed at the Ministry of Education of
the Republic, the competition was announced within the
framework of the cooperation agreement between the
Russian Foundation for Humanities and the Ministry of
Education and Science of the Republic of South Ossetia.
The main objective of the contest is consolidation of efforts
in the financing of researches carried out jointly by

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

During the year 2008, before the beginning of the invasion
of South Ossetia, the Georgian authorities had been actively
preparing for aggression. After a series of terrorist actscarried out by Georgian special services in the territory of
the Republic in July, became more frequent the shelling of
Tskhinval. Georgian troops had been preparing more active
for the war, the Georgian drones almost daily violated the
airspace of South Ossetia.
July, 25 2008 the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping

Questions of interaction of law enforcement agencies to ensure the national security of South Ossetia have been discussed today during the meeting of the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Investment program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia in 2013 will help to solve a number of complex and extremely pressing social problems in the Republic, said at the briefing in Tskhinval Minister of Economic Development of South Ossetia Zalina Khugati, commenting on the results of the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on socio- economic cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia, held in Moscow on June 19, 2013.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev who is on a working visit to the Republic have made a trip to Leningor district of South Ossetia.

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

The treacherous attack by Georgia on South Ossetia in August 2008 was not a complete surprise to the population and the authorities of the Republic. Since the end of July, after the completion of the joint Georgian-US military exercises "Immediate Response", the tension in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone increased dramatically - became more frequent the Georgian unmanned reconnaissance flights over the territory of South Ossetia, terrorist attacks, shelling Ossetian settlements that led to numerous victims.

The development of the economy of South Ossetia is not possible without the revival of industry. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a press conference in Tskhinval.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov awarded a native of the Republic Amanda Kokoeva with a Certificate of Honor for showing integrity in objective informing the international community of the events in August 2008.

Parliament of South Ossetia during today's presidium has approved the investment program to promote socio-economic development of the Republic for 2012-2013, approved at the eighth meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic and social cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia.

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.