Archive - 6/2008

Delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia is going to participate science and practice conference on the theme of: «The Statehood of South Ossetia: state and perspectives of development». The Conference will take place on 19-20 June in the capital of North Ossetia Vladikavkaz. «The main subject to be discussed within the framework of science and practice conference in Vladikavkaz is the search for strategic directions for overcoming of Georgian-Ossetian conflict with the consideration of situation developed in South Ossetia»-informed IA «Res» correspondent at RSO Government press-service.

Georgian side is building the military engineering constructions in immediate proximity from the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia Tskhinval. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the Minister of Internal Affairs of RSO Mikhail Mindzaev.

Georgian side is equipping fortifications in immediate proximity from the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia Tskhinval. As IA «Res» correspondent was informed at RSO MIA press-service the construction works were conducted near the Ergneti village.

The Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of South Ossetia is intended to institute legal proceedings on the fact of the shelling of RSO capital Tskhinval on the night of 15 June. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the first deputy of RSO Attorney General Eldar Kokoev.

On 14 June 2008 the team of military observers from the three sides in concert with the OSCE Mission representatives conducted a monitoring of the Little and Larger Liakhva gorge settlements and also at the south-eastern border of JPKF responsibility zone.

The Georgian side placed another illegal MIA post in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. As IA «Res» correspondent was informed by RSO deputy Prime Minister who is also JCC on Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement South Ossetian part co-chairman Boris Chochiev the post was established at Sver village.
«We are constantly claiming that the Georgian side is violating all the existing agreements by establishment of numeral illegal posts, i.e. posts not agreed within the JCC framework. As it became known they established the other day one more illegal post at Sveri village»-said Chochiev.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity met with the President of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh.

One of the wounded during the shelling of Tskhinval on the night on 15 June Alan Khodov died. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent at the Republican somatic hospital. The status of Alan Khodov was estimated by the doctors as extremely serious.

Georgian side claims the situation in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone will be systematically aggravated, but RSO law enforcement organs are bending every effort to protect the population of Republic. This was stated to IA «Res» correspondent by the Minister of Interior of RSO Mikhail Mindzaev.
«Provocations from the Georgian side will continue but we will bend every effort to prevent them. We can guarantee that we will be protecting our people and we wick protect it.The Georgian side at the semiofficial level claims that the situation within the conflict zone will be systematically aggravated. However we are ready for this and there is nothing for RSO population to be afraid of»-claimed Nindzaev.

In connection with the yesterday’s shelling of the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia IA «Res» correspondent turned for the commentary to the Head of RNO-Alania peacekeeping battalion Kazbek Friev. According to him on 14 June at about 23:40 Georgian side without any cause fired the RNO-Alania peacekeeping post «CARZ» with the automatic weapon and grenade launchers.