Этери Плиева

In Tskhinval took place the solemn signing of the Memorandum of cooperation between the State Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia and the federal unitary enterprise "Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS)."
The signing ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the State Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov and First Deputy Director General of ITAR-TASS Mikhail Kalmykov.
According to the Memorandum, the parties agreed on information cooperation, the implementation and use of modern information technologies, working together to inform the Russian and world public about South Ossetia, strengthening strategic partnership and potential of the Republic.
In addition, for the fruitful and constructive collaboration with the ITAR-TASS the Chairman of the State Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov and Presidential press Secretary Ghana Yanovskaya were presented letters of commendation.
It should be noted that the Memorandum was signed under the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance signed between Russia and South Ossetia in 2008.

An official delegation from South Ossetia took part in the celebrations dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which took place on May 9 in Dagestan.

The delegation, headed by Minister of Justice of South Ossetia Alan Dzhioev has also included the State Adviser to the President of the RSO Rodion Siukaev and Deputy Chief of the Department of Internal Policy of the Presidential Executive Office of South Ossetia Alan Tibilov.

On behalf of the people and the leadership of South Ossetia Alan Dzhioev congratulated the people of Dagestan and wished them a peaceful sky.

"Victory Day is a holiday that fills our hearts with pride and gratitude; it is a celebration of courage, heroism of Russians, Ossetians, people of Dagestan and other peoples of the USSR.
It is a holiday that gave the future for us, our children and grandchildren! We wish the people of Dagestan health, happiness and peaceful sky, "- said at a gala ceremony Dzhioev.

In addition, the South Ossetian delegation met with a number of public and political figures of Dagestan, in particular, with the Minister of Culture of Dagestan Zarema Butaeva.

"In recent years, Western countries attempt to revise the results of the World War II. We appreciate the role of the allied forces in World War II, but at the same time, we will
make every effort to obstruct falsification and belittling the role of the Soviet troops in the Great Patriotic War. Everyone should remember that the main gravity of the war was born by the Soviet people and it is our common history, the history of heroism of the Soviet people! "- said during the meeting Tibilov.

In turn, Rodion Siukaev added that "The Great Patriotic War was the most severe and bloody war in the world history, the period of mobilization of all resources of the Soviet people to achieve a victory over Nazi Germany."

"The Soviet people have saved the world from fascism! We will always remember this and be proud of our common victory!, "- said Siukaev.

The South Ossetian delegation also took part in the parade in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Makhachkala, and laid wreaths at the monument to the memory of soldiers killed in World War II.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev took part in the in Moscow IV International Parliamentary Forum.
The forum, the theme was which was "The role of parliaments in ensuring international security in modern conditions", was organized by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Opening the forum, the Сhairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, said that "Russia was and will advocate for the concept of a Greater Europe, for partnership stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, noting that parliamentary diplomacy is also obliged to play its role in this.
During his speech, Sergei Naryshkin invited the meeting to consider the transformation of the forum in a new international organization. The MP has emphasized that the main objective of the project is a dialogue to strengthen international law and trust.

The forum was attended by more than 200 participants from 42 countries, including nine international organizations - executives and members of parliament, representatives of the expert community of the CIS countries, European countries, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The forum was also attended by the Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.

In the course of the forum was also discussed the situation in the modern world around the migration relations, the reasons for its growth as a result of armed conflicts, the challenges facing states, and cooperation of the parliaments in matters of migration policy. Participants also talked about the challenges facing the states, cooperation of the parliaments in matters of migration policy, the role of parliaments and inter-parliamentary organizations in strengthening the rule of international law and security.

Despite the economic difficulties, Russia is not going to reduce the size of financial assistance to South Ossetia for implementation of the investment program to promote socio-economic development in 2015-2017 and support its public sector, said the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a meeting with reporters.

In the framework of the project "Open Government" the press center of the State Committee of Information and Press hosted the press conference.
The journalists' questions were answered by Foreign Minister of South Ossetia David Sanakoev. He told about the results of his visit to Moscow, where he had met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In addition, during his visit to the Russian capital Sanakoev signed an agreement "On the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation."
"There are friendly relations between Russia and South Ossetia; more than 80 agreements and other documents are signed since 2008. The current treaty legally confirms the status of the state border between Russia and South Ossetia. According to the document, the state border between the two countries passes through the delimitation and demarcation points outlined in the result of a joint South Ossetian-Russian commission,"- he said.
According to Sanakoev, the treaty should stop all the talks about annexation, occupation, accession of South Ossetia to Russia.
The Minister has added that during the meeting with his Russian counterpart were discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, where are considered two issues - security, in particular, preparation of a document on the non-use of force by Georgia, and the humanitarian part of the agenda. People of South Ossetia clearly defined the status of the state; it is recognized by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Tuvalu. It is important to discuss at the Geneva talks those pressing issue identified by the Medvedev-Sarkozy agreement. Georgia often shows itself as incapable of reaching agreement; this fact is also witnessed by international experts.
South Ossetia will continue to insist on signing a document on the non-use of force.
During the press conference Sanakoev has also expressed concern about the intention of creating the NATO training centers in Georgia. Commenting on the statements of Georgian politicians on "new forms and possibilities of dialogue with South Ossetia and Abkhazia", the Minister has noted that Georgia, first of all, must give a political assessment of the armed aggression against South Ossetia in 1989-2008.
"Today, as you can see, the US and NATO provide military support to Georgia, along with other countries. We would not want this military force to be applied against us again, "- said Sanakoev.
The Minister has also said that the Treaty of alliance and integration between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation has already been considered and adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Foreign Minister has announced his intention to begin the process of unification of legislation of South Ossetia in the field of customs legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation.

The South Ossetian side has called on the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia to intensify the work on the preparation of the legally binding documents on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia., told reporters Presidential Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev after a meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, arrived in Tskhinval to prepare for the next meeting in the Swiss capital.

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, arrived today in Tskhinval, have met with the families of the citizens of South Ossetia who are serving sentences on trumped-up charges in Georgia.

The Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia is a landmark, historic opportunity to make a big step towards integration with Russia the head of North Ossetia Taimuraz Mamsurov, noting that North Ossetia is closely watching the developments in South Ossetia.
"The question of the Agreement, a draft of which is being studied and discussed between Russia and South Ossetia is a landmark, historic opportunity to make a big step towards integration with Russia. Today, my country - Russia -is in a difficult situation because of the sanctions imposed by the Western countries, which do not like a strong, powerful, proud Russian state. In these circumstances, it was very difficult to assume that the leadership of my country would propose a document that actually provided a peaceful, prosperous situation in South Ossetia, so that the South Ossetian people to be completely protected from any new possible provocation ", - he said.
According to Mamsurov, the draft document is a great achievement.
"This is recognition of what has been done in South Ossetia both by the residents and the leadership. It is a recognition that the Russian leadership sees: all aid for South Ossetia is being developed in good faith. I will be happy if the document is signed in the form proposed by the Russian Federation ", - he concluded.
In turn, the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has noted the importance of the Document, and expressed confidence that in the first decade of February the Treaty will be signed.
"This is a very serious document, which will allow us to outline the security and defense of our Republic. I am pleased that the vast majority of our population is for the signing of this agreement. In two days it will be issued the draft agreement in order to conduct appropriate consultations with the colleagues. There is hope and confidence that the agreement with Russia will be signed in early February, "- said the president.
According to him, the people of South Ossetia are preparing for this big event, "because it will be a landmark event not only for the South Ossetian people, but for all the Ossetian people."

The Parliament of South Ossetia intends to cooperate with the legal authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People`s Republics. This was stated by the Speaker of the South Ossetian Parliament Anatoly Bibilov at a press conference organized by the state Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia within the framework of the project "The Open Government".

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Madina Valieva took part in the scientific-educational program "Dialogue in the name of the future -2014", held in Moscow. According to Valieva, the forum was attended by representatives of the CIS countries, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Georgia, South and East Asia, India, the Baltic States, Central and Eastern Europe.
"For South Ossetia in the current situation, it is important an international platform, where in direct contact with representatives of different countries there is an opportunity to declare openly about the country, its interests and real situation," said Valieva.
According to her, the participants of the Dialogue with interest perceived the information about South Ossetia. She has expressed the hope that the young professionals of the Republic will take a more active part in international forums. Valieva has noted that in the framework of the scientific-educational programs the participants were provided with a rich program.
" We had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. I asked him about the Treaty to be signed between Russia and South Ossetia; in particular, whether the upcoming agreement will be integrative to South Ossetia or there will remain a possibility for integration in the Eurasian space, as an observer, and, perhaps, even a full member. The Minister has answered that the Treaty will not bring any qualitative changes in the relationships, as well as in the treaties signed between our countries," she said.
The project is organized by the Gorchakov Fund. "Dialogue in the name of the future" is a key project of the Gorchakov Fund, held annually since 2011, dedicated to the foreign policy activities of Russia, its priorities and trends. The aim of the project is the formation of a platform for exchange of views with representatives of the CIS and Baltic countries, to discuss topical international problems through public diplomacy, information about the Russian position on topical issues of the global agenda, as well as the formation of an objective image of Russia in these states. The project is aimed at young scientists, specialists in the field of international relations, employees of research institutes, representatives of state structures and civil society.