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September 23 at the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies was held an international theoretical and practical conference "The geopolitical results of the "August war": lessons and challenges."
The conference was attended by the Moscow experts and guests from Ankara, Baku, Vladikavkaz, Yerevan, Kazan, Lugansk, Rostov-on -Don, Sukhum, Tbilisi, Tskhinval and Tiraspol.
The conference was opened by director of the Institute L. Reshetnikov.
The participants were addressed by the Chairman of the State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov and Chief of the Caucasus Research Centre for Studies in the CIS countries at the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies Jana Amelina.
The speakers made the reports on various aspects of global and regional policy relating to the situation in the region five years ago, after the "August war."
Representative of the Black Sea-Caspian Regional Information and Analytical Center Popov has focused on the return of the geopolitical legal personality by Russia in August 2008. Various aspects of the geopolitical situation in the Caucasus, 5 years after the war were the subjects of the reports made by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Kovalenko , Professor of the North Ossetian State University Dudayti, a political scientist Zhidkov, Chairman of the Eurasian Institute (Tbilisi) Apkhaidze.
Associate Professor of the Finance University under the Government of Russia Vojko highlighted the power factor of the war in 2008, as well as the impact of the 2008 war on the situation in the North Caucasus. It was also proposed to carry out operation to force Georgia to good-neighborliness.
The report of the Head of the Center for Military Forecasting Tsyganok was devoted to the consequences of the 2008 war.
Associate Professor of the South Ossetian State University Tibilov told about the problems and prospects of the Republic of South Ossetia after the recognition.
The reports by the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Safrastian, Associate Professors at the University of Economics and Technology in Ankara Togrul Ismail and Shaban Kardesh, Chairman of the Center for Policy Analysis of Baku Mamedov, lecturer of the Transdniestrian State University Yastrebchak , employees of the Volga Regional Information and Analytical Center Suleimanov and Ivanov, a member of the Moscow State University of Law Sergeev, General Director of the "Caucasus explorer" have focused on the echo of the "August war" in the region and in the world.

The Chairman of the State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov made a report at the international theoretical and practical conference "The geopolitical results of the "August War": Lessons and Challenges ", organized by the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies.
He gave the forum participants words of welcome and fruitful work from the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, Leonid Tibilov.
"The head of the South Ossetian government highly appreciates the fact of holding this conference, as well as other similar activities, to comprehend and analyze the current geopolitical trends in general, the problems of such a significant region as the Caucasus, in particular, and what is especially important to us, the processes underway in the Republic of South Ossetia and around it,"- said Gobozov.
He has reminded that a month ago in Tskhinval was held the international conference "The August aggression of Georgia and the recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by the Russian Federation, geopolitical consequences, lessons and conclusions," timed to the fifth anniversary of the August events.
"Some of our colleagues took part in that event - continued Gobozov. - Today we can continue our conversation, the main purpose of which is to comprehend the results of the events taken place five years ago, to analyze the current stage of relations between Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as the influence of other geopolitical players on these processes."
The head of the information agency of South Ossetia has noted that there was reached a preliminary agreement with the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies that the reports of both conferences will be published as a single collection, which apparently is naturally enough and logical.
Vyacheslav Gobozov has noted several aspects of the geopolitical results of the August Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia and the subsequent operation to force the aggressor to peace, as well as the recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia. He has stressed that "August 2008 became a certain kind of Rubicon, after which it has finally become clear that the decline of the unipolar world has not occurred yet, but, in any case, it is not far off."
The past five years have clearly demonstrated that "the decisions and actions taken by the then leadership of Russia, were the only right and non-alternative."
However, even today there are people who try to question the legality of Russian interference in those events. In this regard, the head of the information agency of the RSO has emphasized that Russia initially had the right, as a well as the obligation to actively participate in these processes.
"As a legal successor of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, Russia could not help feeling a certain historical and legal responsibility for the division of Ossetia, since Ossetia had become part of the Russian Empire as a single state, and was divided into the North and South only later by efforts of the imperial administration and the Bolshevik leaders. As a responsible country, Russia could not keep itself aloof from the events taking place in South Ossetia ", - said Gobozov.
Besides Russia's recognition of the independence of South Ossetia fully complies with international law, as "the formation and legal registration of the Republic of South Ossetia happened before the international recognition of the current state of Georgia, before it`s joining the UN and the entry of Georgia into the CIS".
Gobozov has also stressed that the recognition of South Ossetia was "the only true and vital decision in terms of historical perspective, "since the "divorce" between Georgia and South Ossetia was historically inevitable.
"The Georgian- South Ossetian "hostel," as vividly evidenced by centuries of experience, was possible only under the totalitarian system, resorting to repressions, of course, against South Ossetia. In any other situation so unnatural alliance would have not future" - said the head of the South Ossetian news agency.
Referring to the illusions generated in certain circles by coming to power in Georgia of the
"Georgian Dream" and the so-called Russian- Georgian "thaw," Gobozov said: "The leaders of the "Georgian Dream," as well as the previous rulers of this country, need the improvement of relations with Russia in order to help them to return South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Georgia. And this is a very dangerous illusion, because the entry of South Ossetia into Georgia is impossible. The independence policy of South Ossetia, development of its statehood, and full integration with Russia – it is non-alternative. This course will never change and does not depend on the forces in power in Georgia or as a result of persuasion of friends and threats of enemies, or due to any external pressure. "
The Chairman of the State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia has focused on the terminology used in describing the events of August 2008. According to him, even Russian political scientists and journalists often make such definitions as the " five-days war", " the Russian- Georgian war," etc.
"It is not as harmless as it may seem , because it is directed to represent Russia as an aggressor, which annexed part of the territory of another state," - said Gobozov .

"There was not the "five-day," the "August," the "Russian-Georgian" war," etc. There was 18 -year-old Georgian aggression against South Ossetia, the culmination of which became the "Clean field" and the Russian operation to force the aggressor to peace. So I would encourage all those involved in this issue, to take into consideration this and other not so harmless terminological nuances, "- said Gobozov.
He has added that the past five years were not easy for South Ossetia. The way of building the independent state was not without omissions and errors. Many problems are facing the young state today. Most of these problems, according to Gobozov, are well known, the wide discussion of the ways of solving them is even outside South Ossetia. "We `d like to involve in the discussion of the processes taking place in South Ossetia more competent, unbiased scholars , political scientists and public figures. "
According to Gobozov, in the process of creating an objective, positive image of the Republic of South Ossetia "much greater significance will have not the propaganda publications, but materials, speeches and writings, which contain the competent, objective analysis of the hard, contradictory process of state-building, which is currently underway in the Republic of South Ossetia."
"We are firmly convinced that building the independent, viable and democratic state is a grand historical task, and people of the Republic of South Ossetia Ossetian will cope with this task, which is gradually becoming the Ossetian national idea. And we are grateful to everyone who is with us ", - said Vyacheslav Gobozov.
Concluding his speech, the Chairman of the State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia wished the conference fruitful work and assured them that he was going to actively participate "in our today's conference, as well as in other similar forums in the future."

The South Ossetian delegation took part in the X International Junior Forest Contest in Russia, Khanty -Mansiysk. As IA "Res" was informed by the team leader Irbeg Margiev, "participants from 29 countries presented their projects on ecology and forestry. The international jury has included the scientists from Russia, Korea, Brazil, South Ossetia, as well as representatives of the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia, the CIS and Poland," - said Margiev.

In Tskhinval, on the Republican stadium has been held a friendly match between the national team of South Ossetia and the Serbian football team from Kosovo - the winner of the annual mini-football tournament in Serbia, named after Dmitry Popovich.

The solemn ceremony of hoisting the national flag of South Ossetia has taken place today at the central square of the capital of the Republic. The event is timed to celebrate the first Day of the National Flag of South Ossetia.

Prospects for socio-economic co-operation between South Ossetia and Russia, as well as a common humanitarian space of Ossetia were discussed at the session within the framework of the international theoretical and practical conference held yesterday in Tskhinval.

Report of the Committee of State Security of the Republic of South Ossetia

September 17, at 11:00 at the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia, adjacent to the settlement Ditsi, Gori district of Georgia, a group of Georgian local residents tried to enter the territory of South Ossetia and prevent the delimitation works being underway in the area.

The ways of development and strengthening the statehood of South Ossetia have been discussed in Tskhinval during a working meeting of the expert group of the Media Center "Ir." The meeting was held in preparation for the conference "Development of the South Ossetian statehood." The meeting was attended by experts of the Media Center, representatives of social movements, parliamentarians and journalists.

By tradition September 3 employees of the South Ossetian diplomatic mission observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the tragic events in Beslan in September 2004.
As IA "Res" has been reported at the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, on the same day, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Russia Dmitry Medoev paid tribute to the soldiers of special forces "Alpha", "Vympel" at the Nicholas Archangel Cemetery in Moscow and laid flowers at the monument to the heroes.

The official delegation of South Ossetia headed by the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Stanislav Kochiev took part in the celebrations of the occasion of the 23d anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
As the news agency "Res" was reported at the diplomatic mission of South Ossetia in Tiraspol, Transnistria, the delegation arrived in Transnistria on the invitation of the PMR President Yevgeny Shevchuk.
"The members of the delegation laid flowers at the monument of the fallen defenders of Transnistria, attended the military parade, as well as the opening ceremonies of the various exhibitions and other cultural events, "- added the embassy.
The South Ossetian delegation has also included the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Konstantin Pukhaev, Minister of Culture Makharbeg Kokoev and Deputy Chief of Traffic Police Dmitry Kotaev.