Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

In South Ossetia, 8 new cases of coronavirus have been laboratory-confirmed over the past day, the head of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Marina Kochieva told IA "Res" on Friday.

"Over the past day in the laboratory of the Committee, 28 tests were carried out, 8 showed a positive result," she said.

According to her, over the entire period of the pandemic on the morning of October 9, 119 cases of coronavirus were registered, since the day the restrictions on the border with the Russian Federation were lifted (September 15) - 29.

Due to the current restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, the delegation of South Ossetia is ready to work online, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia, head of the South Ossetian delegation, Murat Dzhioev.

As noted by the Plenipotentiary, the South Ossetian side expressed its readiness for constructive work within the framework of the Geneva discussions, "taking into account all the opportunities of this year."

Over the past day, 12 new laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected in South Ossetia, Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Republic Marina Kochieva told IA"Res" on Thursday.

"During the day, 34 tests were carried out, 12 - showed a positive result. These are 10 citizens of our Republic and two Russian servicemen," she said.

In total, according to her, for the entire period of the pandemic on the morning of October 8, 123 cases of coronavirus were registered, since the day the restrictions on the border with the Russian Federation were lifted (September 15) - 33.

On Wednesday, Moscow hosted a meeting between the Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev and Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova.

Gunnar Lindemann, Chairman of the German-Ossetian Friendship Club, member of the Berlin Chamber of Deputies, spoke out against military operations in the South Caucasus, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.

“As a European and as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Human Rights in the German Bundestag, I look at the events in the South Caucasus with great concern. Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia, supported by Turkey in cooperation with ISIS militants, could lead to a full-scale fire of war.

On Wednesday, Moscow hosted a meeting between the Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev and Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova.

For third-country nationals, restrictions on crossing the South Ossetian-Russian state border remain in effect pending appropriate decisions

On various parts of the state border of South Ossetia, 28 violators of the law in the border sphere were detained in September (in August 31), the press service of the Republic's KGB reported on Wednesday.

"Of these: 19 are violators of the state border regime, 9 are violators of the borderline regime," the special service reports.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and Foreign Minister of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Masis Mayilyan discussed by phone the sharp aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Karabakh conflict, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.

The next round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia , scheduled for October 6-7, was postponed again due to the current restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia, head of the South Ossetian delegation at the meeting, Murat Dzhioev.

"The other day we received a letter from the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, in which we were informed that not all participants would be able to come to Geneva," the Envoy informed IA "Res".

Memorable events of recent history hardly give Georgia the right to mediate in the settlement of the conflict between neighbors, said Elena Panina, a member of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee.

Earlier, President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili made a proposal that the republic could become a mediator in the Karabakh conflict and hold a meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group in Tbilisi.