Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

Georgian journalist Levan Gudadze with his family is seeking asylum in South Ossetia. As reported by the mother of the journalist Roza Bichikashvili, they decided to leave Georgia because of threats against her son for his journalist work. “Levan had led three informational web-pages in Tbilisi, which were one by one closed by the authorities. He received phone calls and letters with threats and therefore, we decided to leave the country”, said Bichikashvili.

Recently, the Chairman of the RSO Government Badim Brovtsev held a session on new staffing policy in South Ossetia. The session was attended by the executive staff of the Government. During this session, the Prime-Minister underlined that it was necessary to reorient the staffing policy to young specialists. Eleonora Bedoev, the acting Minister for Youth, Sports and Tourism commented on this decision of the new Government: “For 18 year, the young people were fighting for freedom with arms in their hands. The youth played a significant role in the struggle for recognized independence of the Republic of South Ossetia. Today, the new leadership of South Ossetia stakes on youth and I am sure that this youth will justify this trust and will build up the ruined state.

On 3 September, a preparatory meeting of the working groups within the frames of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held at the South Ossetian-Georgian border. As the head of the South Ossetian Delegation Merab Chigoev underlined, “official meetings were suspended upon the initiative of the South Ossetian side due to unsettled issues of the meetings’ presidency and the fate of South Ossetian citizens detained by Georgian special services”.
”These are three citizens who were abducted in October 2008 from their villages in Tskhinval and Znaur districts. No progress in these issues induced our decision to suspend our participation in official meetings. Nonetheless, with the repeated addresses from the Co-Chairmen of the Geneva discussions and the appeal of the Russian MFA, we resumed these contacts but in the format of preparation for official meetings”, said Chigoev.

Vadim Brovtsev, the Chairman of the RSO Government paid a visit to Djava district of South Ossetia to assess the situation on the ground. He visited the “BAGIATA” Mineral Water Plant and the Crushing Plant. He was satisfied with the results and underscored that these plants had a promising potential for development. “To increase the production, it is planned to install additional capacities at BAGIATA plant in October”, said Brovtsev.

26 August – Day of Recognition of South Ossetia
David Sanakoev, Human Rights Commissioner of South Ossetia
It has been a year since Georgia’s treacherous attack against our state, since the horrific events shocking the whole world. As a results, we have been recognized, and I can tell now that South Ossetia is not a part of Georgia any more and it will never be again. Despite all difficulties which we encounter on our path to development of our statehood, the Republic had achieved certain success in the reconstruction of the economy destroyed by the war. Certainly, we still have to accomplish much more and for this, we need consolidation; this will ease and speed up the processes of our Republic’s revival.

Today, a field hospital has been deployed in Leningor district of South Ossetia. Here, medical staff of the Central Clinical Military Hospital of the RF FSB and Russian Center for Emergency Medicare “Zaschita” of the RF Ministry for Healthcare and Social Welfare are working. The hospital is a run within the frames of the humanitarian action “Mutual Assistance. Cooperation. Security.” of the RF FSB Border guard Service.

Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is closing its Summer Camp for Vulnerable Children in Kvaisa. Thirty children aged 10 to 15 rested for ten days in the surroundings of the Djava district.
"In times of war, children are the most vulnerable group. The ICRC Summer Camp has gathered children, who belong to displaced families residing in collective centers in Tskhinval. These are children suffering from war-related stresses and other negative consequences of armed conflict," says Marina Tedeti, the ICRC Spokeswoman in Tskhinval.

Upon the President’s Decree, new administration of Leningor district was appointed. As reported by the President’s Administration, the decree was signed on 17 August 2009.
”Upon the President’s Decree, Alan Djussoev was appointed as the Head of Administration of Leningor district and Alexander Baratashvili, as the Deputy Head of Administration” reads the report.

The President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a meeting with the Government. The meeting started with reports of law enforcement and defense structures informing about the security situation in the Republic over the past week.
According to Defense Minister Yury Tanaev, no visible evidences of aggression planned against South Ossetia have been observed.
“In the meantime, at all 45 Georgian checkpoints located along the borderline with South Ossetia, fortification activities were intensified”, said Tanaev. Acting Emergency Situations Minister Anatoly Bibilov reported that demining works were carried out in South Ossetia on territories occupied by Georgia before August 2008.
“We have the necessary equipment and today the demining activities are starting”, said Bibilov.

The information spread by the Georgian side that during the preparatory meeting within the frames of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in Dvani on 14 August “the Ossetian side confirmed that the fire was opened from the Ossetian side” does not correspond to reality.
“I would like to state that such misinterpretation of the counterpart’s words does not help in lifting the tensions at the borderline and casts doubts on the necessity to hold the working groups’ meetings”, stated Merab Chigoev, the Deputy Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement.