South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with media practitioners of the Republic. The President congratulated them on their professional holiday – the Day of the media, noting a large contribution of journalists to formation of the statehood of South Ossetia.
The Parliament of South Ossetia adopted a law on issuance of commemorative and investment coins made of precious and non-precious metals. The issue was brought up for discussion at the today's meeting of the presidium of the RSO Parliament by Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Taxes Vadim Tskhovrebov.
The number of violations of the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia over the past six months has increased by half, said at a press conference in Tskhinval the Deputy Chairman of the KGB of South Ossetia - the head of the KGB Border Service, Major General Sergei Kolbin.
All decisions of the government of South Ossetia on protection and arrangement of the state border with Georgia are unilateral, as the Georgian authorities have categorically refused to consider the question of the recognition of the independence of the Republic, focusing efforts on the return of the so-called "occupied territories," said at a press conference in Tskhinval, the Deputy Chairman of the KGB of South Ossetia - the head of the KGB Border Service of South Ossetia Major General Sergei Kolbin.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov hosted the South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev, a winner of the WBC world championship among youth and his coach Vitaly Slanov.
The Head of State has noted that in South Ossetia were waiting for this fight with his rival Levan Dzhomardashvili and sincerely believed in his victory.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received today deputies of the State Duma of Russia Andrey Krasov and Mikhail Krotov.
The head of state, first of all, welcome the guests and expressed his gratitude to Russia for its help and support.
Non-constructive position of Georgia did not allow the participants of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia to progress in discussion of the document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia. This was stated by Presidential Envoy, a head of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks Murat Dzhioev at today's meeting of the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov with the heads of law enforcement agencies. The envoy has said the atmosphere of the discussions was very tense.
Chief Editor of the South Ossetian republic newspaper "South Ossetia" Zalina Tskhovrebova participated in the XV World Congress of Russian Press, held June19 - 23 in Minsk (Belarus).
Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Yuri Dzitstsoity will take part in the Vth Conference of the North Caucasus Parliamentary Association. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the IAC of the Parliament of South Ossetia, the conference will be held in the capital of Dagestan - Makhachkala.
The first meeting of the organizing committee for state events was held in Tskhinval, where the participants discussed the plan of events to mark the fifth anniversary of Russia's recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia. The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.
