Archive - 7/2011

The next revelation of WikiLeaks has occasioned us much thought. It has been declared by the South-Ossetian expert Inal Pliev, making comments on the confidential dispatch which appeared on the Wiki Leaks site of the USA embassy in Tbilisi on September, 25, 2009. Its author, the Charge d'Affaires in the USA Kent Logsdon, has reported on their government about the meeting of Michail Saakashvili with the Deputy Assistant of the US State Secretary over Europe and Eurasia Tina Kaidanov. “It `s obvious, - Pliev considers, - that the USA leadership is not firm in supporting any actions of the Georgian leader.

The delegation of the Russian Federation Foreign Ministry was in the Republic of South Ossetia with working visit from 18 to 19 July. The delegation has included the Deputy Director of the fourth Department of the CIS Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation A.A.Dvinjanin and the Counsellor of the Russian Federation Minister for Foreign Affairs M.M.Kulakhmetov.

Mission of the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is realizing the project on clearing and partial repair of the irrigation canal in the village Tsorbis of Znaursky region in South Ossetia. It has been reported to the news agency "Res" by the representative of the mission on public relations Marina Tedety. «The part of the irrigation canal providing the farmland of the inhabitants with water has been damaged as a result of the landslip and did not function. There are 126 court yards in the village Tsorbis, the population had problems with irrigation of their lots, - Tedety has told. - On behalf of the villagers their representative has addressed to us with the request of rendering them assistance in resolving this problem. Our engineers have studied the condition of the irrigating system and have made a decision to develop and realize its restoration project».

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has sent congratulation to the President of the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega on the occasion of celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the National Sandinistas Revolution. In the congratulation, in particular, is said: «Your Excellency, mister President, on behalf of people of the Republic of South Ossetia and on my behalf, personally, I ask you to accept the warmest and sincere congratulations on the occasion of celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the National Sandinistas Revolution.

The meeting of the South-Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions with co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions, who have arrived in South Ossetia with working visit, has taken place in Tskhinval. A special representative of the EU Pierre Morel, the representative of the United Nations Anti Turunen and a special OSCE representative Giedrius Chekuolis have taken part in the meeting under the chairmanship of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev. At the beginning of the meeting Chochiev has underlined that the visit of the co-chairmen to the RSO is important, as position of the country leadership has been heard on site.

On July, 19, 2011 the working meeting of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post conflict settlement Chochiev B., the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dzhioev M. К, the State Counselor of the President of the RSO Kochiev K.K. with the co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on safety in Transcaucasia has taken place in the Republic of South Ossetia.

The delegation of South Ossetia will participate in the work of the second working group of the Geneva discussions, but it will not discuss the refugee problem. It has been declared by the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev at the briefing in Tskhinval after the meeting with co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions. He is convinced that nevertheless the voice of South Ossetia and Abkhazia will be heard through the United Nations General Assembly.

Concern about the revanchist moods of the Georgian authorities still compels South Ossetia to insist on signing the internationally obliging document with Georgia about non-use of force It has been declared by the President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity at the meeting in Tskhinval with co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on safety in Transcaucasia.«We are anxious about aggression of Georgia, by the revanchist statements being sounded more often. Despite numerous assurances of the President of Georgia from high European tribunes about his aspiration to peace, after a while one can hear other words about aspiration « to return the lost territories» and intention to hold a celebration in Abkhazia.

Having suffered military defeats in 2004 and 2008, modern Georgian authorities are aiming for revenge. It has been declared by the President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity at the round table- «Institute of the presidential power in the Republic of South Ossetia: the stored experience and the prospection», - which has taken place in Tskhinval. As he has said, Tbilisi realized that nothing will be changed using military methods; - therefore various plans are developed to entice South Ossetia into the political orbit of Georgia.

Co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on safety and stability issues in Transcaucasia plan to pay working visit to South Ossetia on July, 19. The delegation will include the EU special representative P.Morel, the representative of the United Nations A.Turunen and special OSCE representative G.Chekuolis. As informed by the news agency "Res", the representatives of OSCE, the United Nations and the EU will be received by the President of the Republic Eduard Kokoity at the Tskhinval office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement.