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South Ossetian President met with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia.
Agricultural development in South Ossetia was discussed at a meeting of President Leonid Tibilov with the Russian Deputy Minister for Agriculture Ilya Shestakov. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Agriculture of the RSO Mairbek Guchmazov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Guram Melkoev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiev and Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Robert Zaseev.
The Head of State has welcomed the guests, noting that South Ossetia and Russia have been cooperating closely on issues of social development, and has expressed satisfaction that the cooperation will also be established in the agricultural sector.

Today the riot squad of South Ossetia is marking the 21st anniversary of its formation. The ceremonial column of march on the festive occasion was attended by President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov, the government officials, the riot squad`s veterans.
The President has congratulated the members of the riot squad on their professional holiday, noting that due to the selflessness of these guys people of South Ossetia are living in peace today.

South Ossetia precludes the establishment of any relations with Georgia unless Georgia recognizes the independence of the Republic and the genocide of the Ossetian people. This was announced today at a meeting of the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov with the heads of ministries and departments. According to him, all other options should be considered as statements of personal nature.

Delegation of South Ossetia consisting of the State Adviser of President of the Republic on Social Issues Rodion Siukaev and Deputy Health Minister Naira Siukaeva took part in the conference of the heads of Ministries of Labour and Social Protection of the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia As reported to IA "Res" by Rodion Siukaev, the conference had been held on February 7 in Vladikavkaz, chaired by Director of the Department of Population Policy and Social Protection of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia Olga Samarina.

The problem of gas supply of Leningor district of South Ossetia by Georgia is no longer relevant for the Republic.
This has been reported to IA "Res" by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev. Thus, the ambassador commented on the statement of the Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili that South Ossetia would be supplied with gas from Georgia, as, according to Ivanishvili, the South Ossetian side had been asking for a long time.

Statement by the Minister of Defence of Georgia Mr. Alasania has expressed the same position declared by the Georgian authorities for several years, that Tbilisi is ready to sign a document on non-use of force, if Russia signs it, too.
This has been reported IA "Res" by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
It should be noted that in an interview with BBC the Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Alasania has declared that Tbilisi is ready to sign a declaration of non-use of force, if Russia does the same.

The Georgian Patriarch Ilia II has not prestige in South Ossetia. This has been said IA "Res" by Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Yuri Dzitstsoity, commenting on the meeting of the head of the Georgian church with the Moscow Ossetian community. He has recalled that Patriarch Ilia II during his visit to Moscow met with the Georgians, living in Moscow, among them were also members of the Moscow Ossetian community - Amirkhan Torchinov, Gocha Dzasokhov and others.

Results of a three-day working visit of the Russian interagency group led by Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev to South Ossetia, have been discussed at the today's meeting in Tskhinval, chaired by the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received in Tskhinval the Co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia. Opening the meeting, the President noted that the main purpose of the discussions was still the signing of a legally binding agreement on non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

In Tskhinval is being held a meeting of co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, representing the OSCE, the EU and the UN, with members of the South Ossetian delegation at the discussions led by the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.