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In Tskhinval took place a state reception organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia to celebrate the Day of Russia on June 12.

The event was attended by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, the Chairman of the Government of the Republic Domenty Kulumbegov, the Speaker of the South Ossetian Parliament Anatoly Bibilov, representatives of the scientific and creative intelligentsia of the Republic, members of the Parliament, government and other officials.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiev welcomed the participants and congratulated them on the upcoming holiday - the Day of Russia.

"Today Russia is in a stage of transition, adapting to the challenges that arose in the economy, global finances, in the political sphere. – Nevertheless, quietly, with dignity we are passing this period, and it is clear that in the near future Russia will reach the path of sustainable development,"- the Ambassador said.

According to Kargiev, the Day of Russia in South Ossetia is always celebrated with great respect.

"We are very pleased to say that in a brotherly, friendly country - in South Ossetia on June 12 is a national holiday, which all the people of South Ossetia celebrate with great respect, love and gratitude to Russia, and for that many thanks to the leadership of South Ossetia and people of the Republic ".

Leonid Tibilov, in turn, congratulated those present on the upcoming holiday - the Day of Russia.

"Today we have gathered to congratulate each other on this great holiday to be celebrated on June 12 in Russia, and people South Ossetia will also celebrate this day, because we are part of the Russian world, and our people and the leadership of the Republic will work to strengthen the Russian world on the territory of South Ossetia."

According to Tibilov, the Day of Russia is a national holiday.

"This is a national holiday for all the peoples who live in the vast territory of Russia, and are united by common historical destiny and aspiration for the future - said the president. - Today I can say with confidence that this opportunity, the resources and potential are the main force of the great Russia, and, of course, the basis for the development of the state. "

The President has noted that "the friendship between the South Ossetian and Russian people saved the people of South Ossetia from the brown plague in 2008".

"And now we live in a free, recognized country, and together with Russia we are strengthening these relations, which are very dear to us," - concluded Tibilov.

Members of the Political Council under the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov made a decision to hold a referendum on accessing South Ossetia to the Russian Federation after the presidential election in 2017.
The issue of the date of the referendum was discussed at a meeting of the Political Council, chaired by the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov.
At the beginning of the meeting the President has noted that this issue is an important milestone in the life of the South Ossetian people.
"This issue is of vital importance for all of us, for the future of our country, - said Tibilov. - As the president with a mandate of trust of the people, at the head of all our policies I put the will and aspiration of the people. I have repeatedly said that reunification with Russia is a centuries-old dream of our people, and all my steps since taking the post of the President of the Republic are aimed at achieving this dream - "Forever with Russia". "
The President has noted that the year 2016 is not simple, because it is the pre- election year.
"In 2017, we will elect the president of our country. But elections always bring some innovation, and then the society is vulnerable - the president said. - And then the political principles can be both positive and negative.
Therefore, I appeal to the leaders of the executive and legislative bodies to work together on the subject in order to continue our work on the implementation of the available programs and to maintain the stability, we achieved since the presidential elections in 2012 ".
During the session the members of the political council discussed the date of holding the referendum on accession of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation, and have come to conclusion that it is appropriate to hold a referendum after the presidential elections in 2017, due to the fact that the referendum topic causes tension in the society on the eve of presidential elections.
According to the leader of the political party "United Ossetia", the Speaker of the Parliament Anatoly Bibilov, the question of holding a referendum to access the Republic of South Ossetia to Russia is of vital importance.
"We all know that the vast majority of citizens of the Republic are for accessing of South Ossetia to Russia, - said Bibilov. - We remember well when the President announced a referendum, practically all political parties supported the idea. This is not the idea of ​​the President, it is not the idea of ​​a political party "United Ossetia",- it is the centuries-old idea of​ our nation. "
Bibilov has noted that before holding the referendum it should be carried out the work with people, members of public organizations and political parties.
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev has emphasized that the mechanism of amending the Constitution of the Republic, proposed by Leonid Tibilov, will allow South Ossetia to legally apply to Russia with a request to access to the Russian Federation.
"The idea of holding of a referendum proposed by the President of the Republic, is right, as far as our appeal to Russia will be legally grounded and politically well-timed, - Dzhioev said. - I also support the idea of ​​holding a referendum later. This will give us an opportunity to further discuss in detail the question we will put to a referendum, to formulate it so that it will be really acceptable both for us and for Russia, and it would also be clear for the international community."
The Chairman of the Republican regional branch of the International Public Movement "The Supreme Council of the Ossetians" Robert Gagloev has added that the issue of holding a referendum was discussed at the presidium headed by his department.
"After consideration the issue was raised at a meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the public movement" Supreme Council of the Ossetians", which took place in Vladikavkaz - Gagloev said. - All members of the coordination council composed of 77 people supported the formulation of the President of South Ossetia to hold a referendum. Regarding its date some of the participants of the meeting expressed the opinion that it should be taking into account the situation in which there is today Russia itself. They also considered it appropriate to hold the referendum after the presidential elections. "
Leader of People's Party of South Ossetia, Alexander Pliev also spoke in favor of holding the referendum later.
"Certainly, the idea of ​​reunification with Russia is sacred for us, as well as it was for our ancestors, - Pliev said. - Of course, we have to hold a referendum, but at this stage, I think we are not ready for this step; we should seriously prepare for it and to hold it after the elections. We must very seriously and responsibly approach this fateful step for. "
The leader of the party "Fydybasta" Vyacheslav Gobozov has stressed that referendum is never held in an election year, because instead of the will of the people it reveals the sympathies and antipathies of certain citizens.
The other participants of the meeting, the members of the political council, as well as all the guests have also expressed their opinion to hold the referendum after the presidential elections in 2017.
After discussion, the President put to the vote the question to hold the referendum after the presidential election in 2017: three members of the political council voted against, one abstained, the rest voted for.
Today, following the results of the meeting, Leonid Tibilov and Anatoly Bibilov have made a joint statement to hold the referendum after the presidential elections in 2017.
The Political Council under the President of the Republic of South Ossetia was established by the presidential decree in 2004. It consists of the heads of political parties, social movements, representatives of the government and scientific intelligentsia.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has met in Tskhinval with a delegation from St. Petersburg, which has consisted of a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, (RAS), Academician, Director of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution " Northwest Research Institute of Economy and Agriculture Organization" Alexander Kostyaev and full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad region, the Deputy Chairman of the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad region for Agriculture and Fisheries Alexander Trofimov.

Leonid Tibilov thanked the guests for their visit to the Republic, noting that in South Ossetia always welcome guests from the Russian Federation.

"We always welcome guests from the Great Russia, - said the president. - The Russian Federation has saved our people in 2008 during the war unleashed by Georgia against our people. Thanks to Russia people of South Ossetia today live in peace and harmony, are functioning all structures, the state institutions and people are on the path of rapprochement with Russia. "

According to the President, South Ossetia has always been considered an agricultural region.

"On the territory of our Republic can be grown all kinds of agricultural products, - the president said. - We are on the stage of economic development, but we must remember that after the 2008 war, all the resources were directed to restore what was destroyed. And even now, we are engaged in the restoration of some facilities. "

Alexander Trofimov, for his part, expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Republic for the warm reception, noting that the delegation would provide all possible assistance to South Ossetia in the field of agricultural development.

"We were worried when in South Ossetia were difficult days, then were glad that everything in the Republic was restored, - said Trofimov. - We, as scientists in the field of agriculture, economists will be ready to provide assistance to your Republic, in the revival of agriculture. "

Alexander Kostyaev, in turn, has added that before the arrival in Tskhinval the delegation monitored the media information, telling about the life in South Ossetia.

"However, we have still a vague idea about agriculture in South Ossetia; after studying this area in ​​the Republic, we will be able to give concrete answers to the questions - said Kostyaev. - With regard to this matter we should take into account that for the development of agriculture it is important to study and consider the local environmental conditions and national traditions. "

Kostyaev has also noted that agricultural land, scattered in the mountains can be used for the development of agriculture in the Republic.

"It is possible to successfully combine high-tech development of agriculture and peasant farmers, using agricultural land, scattered in the mountains" - Kostyaev said.

The meeting was also attended by Acting Chairman of the government of South Ossetia Alan Tekhov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassier.

15th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of South Ossetia is a remarkable date - said the State Councilor to the President of the RSO Konstantin Kochiev during a round table in Tskhinval, timed to the celebration of the Constitution Day.

"15 years allow us to estimate what we have got since the adoption of our Constitution, how the document was relevant to the needs of our nation, our state, to understand, how and where we are moving, and how today there is a need for correction of our Basic Law, - Kochiev said.

According to him, "history has shown that it is possible to live under the Constitution, or without it."

"South Ossetia, in principle, is a young country, but has very deep historical roots of the statehood - said the State Councilor. - Today we are actually reviving our statehood after more than 600 years. And to have such a powerful legal system core, as the Constitution, is very useful for the development of the country. In all cases, we resort to our Constitution, as to the Scripture. It has answers to many questions that arise during our life, the state building. We can find answers to almost all questions in this small book. "

Kochiev has noted that the Constitution of the Republic was originally developed as the Constitution of a sovereign state.

"There are designated almost all the criteria of a sovereign state in the Constitution, provided by the international law", - said the state adviser.

According to Kochiev, the attitude to the Constitution should be careful.

"26 amendments have been introduced into the Constitution of South Ossetia. Probably, the number of amendments to it will be multiplied - Kochiev said. - Sometimes amendments are dictated by the current political conjuncture, which is not very good. After a while, re-reading the Constitution, our citizens wonder at the introduced amendments. Maybe, we should think about the introduction of the new rules, according to which the proposed amendments to the Constitution will come into effect only after some time. This would be some kind of guarantee for the Constitution, the guarantee, that it will not be changed, depending on the mood somebody is in."

In Tskhinval was held a round table dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia. The event was organized by the State Committee for Information and Press of the Republic. The round table was attended by members of various convocations of the South Ossetian Parliament, experts, government officials, representatives of the media.

Acting Chairman of the State Committee for Information and Press Nelly Dzhussoeva welcomed those present, noting the role of the Constitution in the life of the state.

"It is difficult to overestimate the role and importance of this basic document of our country, - Dzhussoeva said. - The Constitution is the fundamental law of the state, which defines our further development. "

At the beginning of the event, Acting Chairman of Information and Press State Committee congratulated the deputy of the I, III, IV, V convocations, the ex-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Stanislav Kochiev on his birthday and wished him health, prosperity, long life in the service of his native Ossetia.

Nelly Dzhussoyeva presented to the participants of the round table a new edition of the Constitution.

Dzhussoyeva noted - "the constitutional amendments are periodically proposed to the Constitution. - The last amendment was proposed in 2014. Arbitrary changes to the Constitution are impermissible. The amendments to the Constitution should be proposed as a result of the referendum."

Participants of the round table, in turn, noted the importance of the Basic Law, shared their memories of the events, taking place 15 years ago, when was adopted the Constitution of the Republic.

The issue of making investments in South Ossetia President Leonid Tibilov discussed with Russian businessmen, with whom the head of state met in Moscow, - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.
"I met with representatives of Russian business circles, among them, the president of the largest agricultural company" Belaya Dacha "Viktor Semyonov, who had earlier visited South Ossetia, - the president said. - This is a person who has much experience in agricultural sphere. Together with the other businessmen they have visited Znaur and Leningor districts of the Republic. "
Tibilov has noted that in South Ossetia are being created favorable conditions for attracting investors.
"I can say that I saw a serious mood among the Russian businessmen during my visit to Moscow, - Tibilov said. - In April, they are expected to arrive in the Republic. "
It should be reminded that President Leonid Tibilov during his recent working visit to Moscow met with Russian businessmen, who expressed their readiness to make investments in South Ossetia.
The meeting was organized in continuation of the agreements reached during the meeting in Tskhinval between Leonid Tibilov and the president of Russia's largest agricultural company "Belaya Dacha" Viktor Semyonov. Then on the agenda was the question of a possible investment project on growing of salads by the agricultural company "Belaya Dacha" in South Ossetia.

The Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia, as the public authority, will keep its powers and the relevant units after the signing of an additional agreement under the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between Russia and South Ossetia - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, summing up his meeting with Russian President - Vladimir Putin, held in Moscow on 31 March.

According to the President, in late February the South Ossetian working group, headed by the Secretary of Security Council of the Republic Anatoly Pliev, was actively working with the Ministry of Defense of Russia on the preparation of the additional agreement to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between the two countries relating to the transfer of certain units of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia to the Russian Armed forces.

"The parties agreed that the Treaty, which provides for the transfer of individual units of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia to the Russian Armed forces, does not meet the requirements of the existing Russian legislation,, - the president said. - And we`ve come to the conclusion that the additional agreement should stipulate not the transfer, but the admission of our servicemen in the Armed Forces of Russia. Most importantly, we have ensured that a serviceman, who serves in the Defense Ministry divisions of our Republic, will be considered for transfer to the Armed forces of Russia. But if he somehow cannot meet the requirements, he will just continue to serve in a former place. "

The work on the additional agreements to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between Russia and South Ossetia has been positively assessed by the two presidents - said during the press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, commenting on the results of the meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, held in Moscow on March 31.

"If there were some difficulties in the definition of the additional agreements, Russia considered that the decisions should be taken by the two sides, - Tibilov said. - All the additional agreements to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration, which have already been signed or will be signed in the near future, are in working order. We must only wait for a certain time and feel the usefulness of these additional agreements and, in general, of the Treaty. "

Tibilov has noted that there were different approaches to the signing of the additional agreements in the South Ossetian society, stressing that the work on the additional agreements was positively assessed by the two presidents.

Relations between Russia and South Ossetia reached a high-quality level, - said during a press conference in Tskhinval South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, commenting on the results of the meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, held in Moscow on 31 March.

"Summit is an indicator of relations between states - Tibilov said. - In this case, we can say that our relations have reached a high- quality level. We are proud of these relations, and, of course, they must be strengthened and developed. "

According to Tibilov, the meeting with the President of Russia was held in a rather warm, friendly atmosphere of mutual understanding.

"It is very important that the head of the Russian state knows very well the issues of South Ossetia, he is always ready to solve our problems, - said the President. - I am happy that the Russian President once again has stated that the Russian Federation has provided and will be providing the assistance to South Ossetia. As we know, Russia has serious financial difficulties, when many countries around the world have imposed various sanctions. But at the same time, Russia follows the obligations assumed by it in due time. "

Tibilov has noted that the level of bilateral cooperation between the two states increases each time.

" I `ve received a positive reply to the questions, identified by me in the course of the meeting with the Russian President in terms of the development of our relations, the development of the Republic ", - concluded the President.

According to the commentary of Deputy Secretary of Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev to the updated National Security Strategy, approved by the President of Russia, one of the main directions of the foreign policy of Moscow is to strengthening cooperation with the CIS, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The document says that the new version of the Strategy specified the objectives of co-operation of the Russian Federation with partners in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union.

One of the key directions of the foreign policy in accordance with the document is the development of relations of bilateral and multilateral cooperation with States-participants of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia.

According to Nurgaliyev, Russia will continue the integration processes in the space of states - participants of the CIS in the framework of the Commonwealth, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Union State of Russia and Belarus.

"Undoubtedly, the interaction with these countries on various aspects of regional and international security has stabilized the situation in the countries and regions bordering on them," - said Nurgaliyev.