Мая Харебова

The delegation of South Ossetia will participate in the work of the second working group of the Geneva discussions, but it will not discuss the refugee problem. It has been declared by the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev at the briefing in Tskhinval after the meeting with co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions. He is convinced that nevertheless the voice of South Ossetia and Abkhazia will be heard through the United Nations General Assembly.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity on behalf of the people of the Republic of South Ossetia and on his behalf has congratulated the President of the Bolivarian Republic Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chaves Frias on the 200th anniversary of Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In the congratulation telegramme, in particular, is said: «On July, 5, 1811 the National congress which assumed the power in the result of revolt in Caracas in April, 1810, has proclaimed the independence of the country. Today, in two hundred years after the beginning, in Venezuela and in all Latin America the independence is reviving, being adjusted to the new time features, new circumstances, - for the sake of preservation of rich history, unique culture, formation of the powerful and worthy state where should live the future generations - here is that high idea which is taken as a principle of the Independence Day. At all times the love for Native land and indefatigable work of the freedom-loving people of Venezuela provided its progress and made it the mighty and prosperous power.

In connection with celebrating the 200-anniversary of Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev has sent congratulation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nikolas Maduro Moros. In the congratulation, in particular, is said: Two hundred years ago Venezuela could take the vanguard position in the Independence Revolution. Having chosen the way of freedom, advantage and inalienable right to decide their destiny independently, the people of Venezuela have undergone terrible ordeals which have revealed their better qualities - courage and valour, love for their Native Land, respect for their roots and belief in justice. Confidently continuing the centuries-old traditions of democracy and convincingly showing their unity to the world community, the people of Venezuela have been developing the state in all spheres and directions.

Nobody has apprehended seriously the Law passage about the rules of issuing the so-called "neutral" passports by the Parliament of Georgia in South Ossetia. It has been declared by the Chairman of the Law, Legislation and Local Self-government Committee of the Parliament of South Ossetia Amiran Diaconov. He has informed that these "documents" are illegitimate in the territory of South Ossetia. «The only identifying passport in the Republic is the passport of the citizen of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has presented the state awards of the RSO to representatives of the Scientific Expert Community - the Caucasus researchers arrived in the Republic for participation in the international conference on the Caucasus problems. The head of South Ossetia has also awarded the North Caucasian variety stars arrived in Tskhinval to give a concert. The rewarding ceremony has taken place in the assembly hall of the Government House in Tskhinval where the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has been decorated with the gold order with awarding him honorary title of «the Holder of the international order «Knight of Honour." The state award - «Friendship Order»-for major contribution to the development of friendship and cooperation between the people of South Ossetia and Russia has been presented to the President of the Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers Alexander Krylov.

I welcome the participants of the Second Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers conference dedicated to the «Problems of the Caucasus and the modern Caucasus research; a role of external and internal factors in the region development». Yesterday the first stage of the conference took place in Vladikavkaz; very interesting and factful reports about the role of external and internal factors in the development of the Caucasus have been delivered at the meeting. Today in the capital of our Republic the second stage of the conference is taking place and it is planned to discuss a subject «Conflicts, demography and a role of mass-media».

The international conference of the Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers will take place in Tskhinval. The conference is called «Problems of the Caucasus and modern Caucasus exploration, the role of external and internal factors in the region development». The action started yesterday, on June, 30, in the capital of North Ossetia. Today, on July 1, the participants of the conference are intending to continue the dialogue in the capital of South Ossetia. The conference co-organizer on the South-Ossetian part is the South-Ossetian research institute. According to the director of the research institute Robert Gagloev, the question of conflicts, demography and a role of mass-media will be considered at the conference.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Law, legislation and Local self-government Committee of South Ossetia Amiran of Diaconov has declared the news agency "Res" that at the moment of recognition of Georgia by the United Nations and also its inclusion in the United Nations South Ossetia has been already an independent state with the statutory constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, and at that period de facto and de jure it has been not more a part of Georgia. We should notice that the of the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the resolution «Position of the internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and Tshkinvalskiy region / South Ossetia, Georgia».

Concerning the submitted by Georgia draught resolution of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on refugees and internally displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The delegation of Georgia has prepared and has officially submitted to the secretariat the draught resolution of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly- « Position of internally displaced persons from Abkhazia, Georgia and from Tshkinvalskiy region /South Ossetia/Georgia. The draught resolution text is similar to the previous year document. The matter is about refugees - the ethnic Georgians, who have found themselves dislocated in the result of the Georgian army attack upon South Ossetia in August, 2008. Unfortunately, in this draft resolution only the unilateral approach is represented having nothing in common with an actual state of affairs and with concern about the fate of the refugees. Against the background of the Georgian draught resolution about the position of refugees and internally displaced persons one could see only aspiration of Georgia to support its claim on the sovereignty over the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

The President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has underlined a special role of the Russian frontier guards in stabilizing the situation around the Republic. «I am glad to note that the Russian frontier guards, considering the national mentality, cooperate with the local population closely irrespective of national identity», - Eduard Kokoity has informed the journalists.