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South Ossetia will resolve the issue of ​​gas supply of Leningor district without Georgia, said South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at today`s briefing in Tskhinval, commenting on the results of the last round of international discussions on security in Transcaucasia, held in Geneva on 26-27 March.
"The Georgian side reported as if it was ready to supply Leningor district of South Ossetia with gas. This statement, in particular, has the political aim, thus Tbilisi wants to emphasize that the new Georgian authorities are trying to simplify the border crossing in the area, although it is very loyal, "- said Dzhioev.

A joint meeting of the working group of representatives of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of Russia, headed by Deputy Minister Alexey Volin with the South Ossetian counterparts from relevant agencies on improvement of legislation of South Ossetia in the field of media, communications and youth policy has been held in Tskhinval. The meeting was also attended by the newly appointed Chairman of the State Committee for Information and Press Vyacheslav Gobozov.

During the today's meeting of Mechanisms on Prevention and Respond to Incidents (MPRI), the South Ossetian delegation expressed concern about placing of ( February 25, 2013) another post of the Georgian law enforcement agencies in the area adjacent to the border with South Ossetia (in the village of Zemo Nikozi).

Participants of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia submitted an appeal of the relatives of the missing persons in South Ossetia to the Prosecutor General of Georgia. This was said to journalists by the OSCE co-chairman Andriy Deschitsa after a meeting in Tskhinval with the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks.

The residents of South Ossetia have gathered today on the central square in Tskhinval, where they have held a meeting in memory of the deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The meeting was attended by President Leonid Tibilov, the government officials, members of the public, who came to pay tribute to blessed memory of the Venezuelan leader.

A book by Khadizat Lalieva "Both the mother and Ossetia have been mourning over their son", dedicated to one of the defenders of Ossetia Alexander Mikhailenko, was published in South Ossetia.

Topical issues of South Ossetia and its foreign policy aspects were discussed at the round table in Tskhinval, held at the Media Center "IR." The round table was attended by leaders of social organizations, political parties, members of parliament and the government, as well as the experts of the Media Center "IR."

The South Ossetian party called on the Georgian participants of the MPRI meeting to give the residents of the villages bordering on South Ossetia the guidance on prohibition of crossing the state border.

Georgian armed forces, located at the border of South Ossetia, pose a threat to security of the Republic and not contribute to stability in the South Caucasus. This was said the reporters by the South Ossetian head of the delegation, the RSO Deputy Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Khokh Gagloyty after the meeting of participants of Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI), held today in the village of Ergneti.

Relatives of the missing citizens of South Ossetia have addressed to the Prime Minister and Attorney General of Georgia to help in determining the fate of their family members. The appeal was handed to the OSCE co-chairman of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia Andriy Deshitsa before the beginning of the regular meeting of participants of Mechanisms on Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI), held in the Georgian village of Ergneti at the border of South Ossetia.