Archive - 2010

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity sent a letter to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
The document reads:
"I address you with words of gratitude due to the significant date in the history of relations between our countries. A year ago, on September the 10th, you decided to recognize the independence and state sovereignty of South Ossetia. This is an important and responsible decision, taken after the tragic events of armed aggression by Georgia against South Ossetia in August 2008, confirmed the unconditional right of our people to freedom, safe life and integration into the system of international relations based on equality.

The president of North Ossetia Teimuraz Mamsurov signed a decree on mourning in the Republic.
According to the Decree, 10 September is the day of mourning in the Republic in connection with the terrorist attack occurred on Thursday. The state flags will be half-mast and all entertainment programs on local television as well as other events are cancelled.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity expressed his condolences to the President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov in connection with the terrorist attack occurred on Sept. 9 in Vladikavkaz.
"It is deeply shocked by the news of the terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz, which killed innocent people. The cruelty and cynicism of the brutes, who committed this senseless crime, do not fit into the human consciousness. I am sure that criminals who have lost their human face will be found and will be inevitably and severely punished.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity expressed his condolences to the President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov in connection with the terrorist attack occurred on Sept. 9 in Vladikavkaz.
"It is deeply shocked by the news of the terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz, which killed innocent people. The cruelty and cynicism of the brutes, who committed this senseless crime, do not fit into the human consciousness. I am sure that criminals who have lost their human face will be found and will be inevitably and severely punished.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of South Ossetia rejects the information disseminated by the Georgian mass media that the Russian military in Leningor district of the republic, allegedly moved the Georgian-South Ossetian borderline two kilometers deep into Georgia. As the Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Valery Yakhnovets told IA RES, the report does not correspond to reality.

Children and teenagers in South Ossetia are forbidden to visit public place in late evenings without their parents, reported Elza Djioeva, the Head of Supplementary Education Department in the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of South Ossetia. According to her, this decision has been forwarded to the Ministry of Education of the Republic.
"In our turn, we will further disseminate it among all schools and we will publish it in the media", said Dzhioeva.

Social infrastructure and private housing in Znauri area is under active reconstruction, Deputy Head of district administration Vladimir Gatikoev told IA RES. The reconstruction at Teregvan school is almost completed. "Only external decoration remains incomplete. From September 1, the schoolchildren have already started they studies in the light and renovated classrooms. However, the classes at secondary school of Znaur are held in the former raikom building, since during the war the school building was badly damaged. There were even proposals to demolish the building and rebuild it. But later it was decided to reconstruct it. Currently, the restoration works are in their final stage" he said.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia sent a congratulation telegram to Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov in connection with the 863th anniversary of the Russian capital. The telegram reads:
”On behalf of the leadership, all the people of the Republic of South Ossetia and myself, I cordially congratulate you on a nice holiday - the 863 anniversary of Moscow.
Over the years of your terms of office, the capital of Russia has changed, pleasing Muscovites and the city guests. Construction of housing for citizens has been actively unfolded, churches and monuments of Russian history are being restored. Particularly valuable is that the life of Muscovites is improving. The capital is in the vanguard of democratic and economic reforms in Russia, it gives an example to other cities on how to solve urgent problems under current difficult conditions and during this particularly hard year for Russia.

The Government of South Ossetia and a joint stock company (JSC) "Ostelekom” signed an agreement on cooperation, told Leonid Lebedev, the representative of the open joint stock company (JSC) "MegaFon" (the main shareholder of Ostelekom), at a press-conference in Tskhinvali.
"The document is very important for both parties. We agreed on a joint work to develop the telecommunications field in the country. The agreement also states that the tariff and the commercial policy of the company "Ostelekom" will be formed based on the views of the Government of South Ossetia, as well as the needs and capacities of the population. Our main objective is the creation of affordable, quality telecommunications services. We are fully aware of the today’s situation in the Republic, and our goal is not to earn much money, but to build up a modern communications system to promote the development of the society ", he said.

The Prime Minister of South Ossetia has sent a congratulation telegram to the Mayor of Moscow Yuriy Luzhkov on the 863th anniversary of the capital of the Russian Federation.
The telegram reads:
”On behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Ossetian people, I congratulate you on the Day of Moscow!
Moscow for all of us is not just the capital of our big country, but a town, which we are proud of and which we deeply respect.