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In the Parliament of South Ossetia was held a meeting of members of the Cooperation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Parliament of South Ossetia, led by co-Chairman for the Russian side Alexander Totoonov with Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.
The Russian side at the meeting was represented by the member of the legislative body of the government of Karachai-Cherkess Republic, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets Oleg Kazakovtsev, a representative of the executive body of the Republic of Tatarstan, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets Sergey Batin , executive secretary of the commission Alexander Pozdnyakov.
The South Ossetian side at the meeting was represented by Vice- Speakers of the Parliament of South Ossetia Inal Mamiev and Dmitry Tasoev, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations of the Parliament of South Ossetia Igor Kochiev.
At the beginning of the meeting Anatoly Bibilov welcomed the guests and thanked them for friendly attitude towards South Ossetia, attention to its problems. Bibilov also wished the members of the Commission good luck in their future work.
"The issues that will be worked out by the Commission are very important for the Republic of South Ossetia - said Bibilov. - The challenge for the Republic and the deputies is the unification of the agreements under the Treaty, which was signed this year. All these processes are inevitable in the best sense of the word, and this is very important. I am confident that the work will be completely constructive and the tasks will be considered by the Commission. "
In turn, Alexander Totoonov also noted the importance of holding such meetings.
"I am very pleased that we hold active meetings. Such meetings are some kind of demonstration of the working attitude, the readiness to not only make our position stronger, but also to continue the policy of further integration with Russia - said Totoonov. - I am convinced that today's agenda, as well as the follow-up, with great responsibility and a very professional approach of my colleagues, will be a priority for us, and I hope that our modest contribution and our assistance will become some important contribution to the construction process of South Ossetia ", - said Totoonov.

President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has left for Moscow to participate in the events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, reported IA "Res" presidential press Secretary Ghana Yanovskaya.
Leonid Tibilov went to Moscow on the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
"Nowadays, when some politicians are trying to rewrite history, the President considered it important to accept the invitation of Vladimir Putin, together with the other guests to commemorate the feat of the Soviet soldier" – stressed Yanovskaya.
The Head of State was accompanied by Secretary of the Security Council of South Ossetia Anatoly Pliev and the State Advisor to the President Konstantin Kochiev.
In Moscow, May 8, on the eve of Victory Day the South Ossetian delegation will commemorate the Ossetians - Heroes of the Soviet Union, buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery Memorial.
The Victory Parade in Moscow will also be attended by three veterans of the Great Patriotic War-natives of Tskhinval.
"As part of a trip to the capital of Russia, at the international multimedia press center "Russia today " will be held a press conference of Leonid Tibilov,"- added Yanovskaya.
During the Great Patriotic War 21 thousand 736 citizens of South Ossetia were defending the motherland, in the battles were killed 11 thousand 711 soldiers of the Soviet Army, more than 7,000 are listed the missing. 34 Ossetians have been awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

April 23 in the media was issued an announcement that the PACE had established a new subcommittee, which would deal with the "frozen conflicts" among the member countries of the Council of Europe, including South Ossetia.
In this regard, the correspondent of the Agency "Res" asked for comment the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev:

Firstly, there has never been a conflict in South Ossetia. It was Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia on the background of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was the intention of the Georgian authorities to hold on the territory of South Ossetia by force without the Ossetian population, ie the territory, which was included in the GSSR by the Soviet government, from which Georgia had separated in 1990.
In the period from1989 and 2008, it was a matter of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and its settlement, ie, the conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia. However, the end to this "conflict", actually a permanent Georgian aggression, put the 2008 war. Since then, the Republic of South Ossetia, with Russian assistance repelling the Georgian aggressors, is a recognized state, and we can talk only about the settlement of relations between the neighboring states.
But the newly established PACE subcommittee cannot deal with these issues, because the Republic of South Ossetia is not a member of the Council of Europe and the PACE do not hear the voice of our members. Let the Republic of South Ossetia to be admitted to the Council of Europe. Now all sorts of statements and attempts to "settle" are biased, one-sided and far from objectivity.
If the PACE is really interested in the settlement of relations between Georgia and South Ossetia, it could have an impact on Georgia in order that Georgia within the framework of the Geneva process may take a more constructive position to ensure security and stability in the region.
During the visit of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to Georgia, President of Georgia and the Georgian Catholicos Patriarch have repeatedly complained about the "violation of the territorial integrity" of Georgia.
Of course, I will not comment on any visit of the President of Belarus to Georgia or bilateral Belarusian-Georgian relations. This is their sovereign right. I will focus on the fact that the Georgian authorities use every visit to their country to impose again and again the myth of the "territorial integrity" and its "violation." And, of course, the guests, many out of courtesy, agree (or pretend) with them. However, such attempts of the Georgian authorities do not have any grounds. No one has violated the "territorial integrity" of Georgia, which the international community invented after the collapse of the USSR.
It is impossible to ignore the words of the head of the Georgian Church- "a violation of the territorial integrity, it is an open wound on the body of Georgia and on the heart of every citizen of the country."
These are the words of a man who in 1989 blessed the march of the Georgian informal groups on South Ossetia, who declared the enemy of the Georgian nation anyone who killed a Georgian, regardless of whether he was guilty or not.
This Patriarch, blessing Saakashvili, who introduced a new Georgian flag, said he hoped that this flag would soon be flying over Sukhum and Tskhinval.
If the Georgian Patriarch really wanted prosperity and peace of mind for his Orthodox parishioners not to think that the body of Georgia was "bleeding", he should have called for the reality and the abandonment of territorial claims to the neighbors - I mean South Ossetia and Abkhazia, so that everybody might live in peace.

April 23, 2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Tibilov met in Managua with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Samuel Santos Lopez.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, in the course of the meeting, Daniel Tibilov submitted the copies of his credentials to Samuel Santos Lopez.
During the conversation, held in an atmosphere of respect and understanding, the sides exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral relations and the international agenda.

April 23, Deputy Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia Khokh Gagloyty received representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, headed by the head of the ICRC in South Ossetia Jan Mishkots.
During the meeting was introduced a new employee of the Mission Okivari Ikumi, who had replaced Chingiz Rayimbekov. Ms. Ikumi Okivari will focus on interaction with the families of the missing, as well as the coordination of organizational order of meetings of the tripartite mechanism to search for the missing.
Khokh Gagloyty welcomed Ikumi Okivari and thanked Chingiz Rayimbekov for his activities on interaction with relatives and families of the missing citizens of South Ossetia.
He also thanked the Red Cross mission in South Ossetia for participation in determining the fate of the missing citizens of South Ossetia, as well as the targeted assistance to families of the missing persons, victims of the aggression of Georgia in 2008 and armed conflict in 1991-1992.
The sides reaffirmed their readiness for further cooperation and collaboration in the process to clarify the fate of the missing citizens of South Ossetia.
The meeting was also attended by the RSO Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights Inal Tasoev.

Last week Moscow hosted a meeting of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Kazbulat Tskhovrebov with the delegation of the Republic of Nauru, headed by the Assistant to the President, the Minister of Finance and Justice David Adeang.

During the meeting they discussed topical issues of South Ossetian-Nauru relations, further steps to deepen bilateral political dialogue, strengthening of multifaceted cooperation, as well as specific topics on the international agenda.

First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia conveyed the delegation of Nauru the invitation of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia to visit South Ossetia, which was kindly accepted by David Adeang.

The visit of the delegation of the Republic of Nauru, led by David Adeang to the Republic of South Ossetia, is expected on April 21, during which is scheduled a meeting with the President Leonid Tibilov and Foreign Minister David Sanakoev.

A delegation from Italy headed by the President of the Friendship Society Italy - South Ossetia, Professor Mauro Murgia, has arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, "with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia on April 21 will be opened a photo exhibition of the Italian photographer Leonardo Mattioli "South Ossetia: the country and the people", organized with the participation of the President of the Friendship Society Italy - South Ossetia, Professor Mauro Murgia".

The photo exhibition will be opened in the Concert Hall "Chermen", tomorrow, April 21, at 11:00.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Daniel Tibilov is on an official visit to Venezuela, reports the website of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia.

April 15, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela in Caracas hosted the meeting of the Ambassador with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Delsey Rodriguez. During the meeting Daniel Tibilov submitted the copies of his credentials to the Foreign Minister.

The sides discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation and prospects for further development of relations between the two countries.

State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia and International News Agency "Russia Today" have agreed on cooperation to broader and more effective coverage of important events in political, social, economic, cultural, scientific, educational, sports and other areas of Russia and South Ossetia.
The relevant "Agreement on information cooperation" was signed on April 8 in Moscow by the Chairman of the RSO State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov and CEO of International News Agency "Russia Today" Dmitry Kiselev.
According to the document, "Russia Today" opens representative office in South Ossetia, to which the South Ossetian news agency has promised to "create favorable conditions" for working.
It is also expected to organize and conduct on the basis of the agency or its partner’s internships, workshops and seminars on retraining of journalists’ media of the RSO. In addition, "Russia Today" will facilitate direct contacts and cooperation of South Ossetia with the media of the Russian Federation and other countries.
The Agreement also states that representatives of the Republic of South Ossetia will take part in international events held under the auspices of "Russia Today", and representatives of the news - in actions and activities held by the public authorities of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received today in Tskhinval Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Zubov, who has arrived in the Republic on a working visit.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Lavoev.
According to the press Secretary of the President of South Ossetia Ghana Yanovskaya, during the meeting Leonid Tibilov has said that the cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of South Ossetia and Russia as in general between countries continues to develop.
"The Agreement between South Ossetia and Russia on alliance and integration between our countries is a clear evidence of this fact", - said the head of state.
In turn, Igor Zubov has also noted the positive dynamics of the development and strengthening of interagency cooperation, stressing that in the course of his visit he held meetings with the leadership of the Interior Ministry, in the course of which, among other issues, were discussed the proposals on the development of additional agreements to the Treaty of alliance and integration between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation, concerning the law enforcement agencies.