Archive - 2011

In connection with celebrating the 200-anniversary of Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev has sent congratulation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nikolas Maduro Moros. In the congratulation, in particular, is said: Two hundred years ago Venezuela could take the vanguard position in the Independence Revolution. Having chosen the way of freedom, advantage and inalienable right to decide their destiny independently, the people of Venezuela have undergone terrible ordeals which have revealed their better qualities - courage and valour, love for their Native Land, respect for their roots and belief in justice. Confidently continuing the centuries-old traditions of democracy and convincingly showing their unity to the world community, the people of Venezuela have been developing the state in all spheres and directions.

The delegation of the youth wing of the South-Ossetian political party "Unity" –The Young Guards- is taking part in the North Caucasian Youth forum «.MASHUK -2011». It has been informed the news agency "Res" at the press-service of the Republican Party "Unity". The delegation includes the most active and talented «young guards». «The artist, a student of the South-Ossetian art college in Tskhinval Alexander Dzhioev will represent the Republic in nominations "Visual art", the choreographer Ekaterina Khachaturova - in nominations "Music", and a student of the South-Ossetian State University Vitaly Kochiev will perform in nomination" Good will"», - has been reported at the press-service. According to the interlocutor of the agency, this trip will become a good stimulus for youth in promoting the activity directed on getting involved as more as possible youth representatives in building the powerful state. «Participation in this forum will make our children confident in their strength and chances, and will bring them invaluable experience. The youth of the Caucasus should support each other not only during war, but also in peaceful time of creation», - the interlocutor has concluded.

The organization on safety and cooperation in Europe (OSCE), through the Swiss representation in Vienna, has addressed to South Ossetia with the offer of cooperation. It has been reported to the news agency "Res" by the Plenipotentiary of the President on postconflict settlement Boris Chochiev. However, as he has said, South Ossetia is not ready to take such step, till the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August, 2008 has been assessed by this organization «Till the August aggression is estimated, we will not cooperate with OSCE. Certainly, we are not going to build the Great Wall around South Ossetia - we are transparent, but we are against cooperation with OSCE. Not because we hide something. But this international organization should meet its obligations», - Chochiev has emphasized. He has noticed that OSCE has broken the mandate concerning informing the international community about the events in a zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict at that time. «They could not prevent the aggression, but on the contrary promoted to create a smoke screen over preparations of Georgia for the war», the Plenipotentiary has underlined.

Within the limits of the youth summer camp-forum the round table: - «South Ossetia: peace and stability in the Caucasus» on a subject: «International relations» has passed in Tskhinval. Besides the participants of the forum the deputy of the Stavropol Territory Alexander Sysoyev, the deputy of the Ivanovo regional Duma Ilya Petaev have taken part in the discussions of the Round table. The space bridge with the deputy of the lower chamber of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Syzdykova has been arranged; during the action she has answered the questions of the youth representatives.

The world changes and Georgia should adopt the experience of Serbia in mutual relations with the republics which have become the part of it by Stalin's decision in the beginning of the XX century. The South-Ossetian political scientist Dina Alborova, carrying out the comparative analysis between the latest developments in Serbia and Georgia, has come to this conclusion «This week the first interstate,- I should underline,- treaty has been signed between Serbia and Kosovo and has facilitateв life of the grassroots living in these countries. Certainly, it would be perfect, if such contract was signed between South Ossetia and Georgia. It seems to me that this year nothing like this will happen, but nevertheless it is necessary to think about that the world changes, and we can always appeal to the experience of mutual relations of Serbia and Kosovo», - has underlined Alborova in conversation with the correspondent of the news agency "Res". In her opinion, that Serbia has taken this step testifies that Belgrade has realized inevitability of the definitive international recognition of Kosovo.

On June, 29, 2011 the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the resolution «Position of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and Tskhinvalskiy region /South Ossetia, Georgia» Unfortunately, in this draft resolution, submitted by Georgia, only the unilateral politicized approach is represented having nothing in common with an actual state of affairs and with concern about the fate of the refugees One could see only aspiration of Georgia to support its claims on the sovereignty over the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia The resolution does not consider at all the situation which has really developed in the region, namely –the existence of two independent states- the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia-, recognized by a number of the countries -the members of the United Nations. Again the question was being discussed without the representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia who would be able to deliver the states` position in resolving of this important humanitarian problem to the United Nations General Assembly. However the US authorities have once again refused visas to the representatives of South Ossetia. It has caused regret that the countries which voted for the resolution have supported the ambitions of the Georgian leadership.

Nobody has apprehended seriously the Law passage about the rules of issuing the so-called "neutral" passports by the Parliament of Georgia in South Ossetia. It has been declared by the Chairman of the Law, Legislation and Local Self-government Committee of the Parliament of South Ossetia Amiran Diaconov. He has informed that these "documents" are illegitimate in the territory of South Ossetia. «The only identifying passport in the Republic is the passport of the citizen of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The II-d International Youth Camp-Forum: «South Ossetia. Peace and stability in the Caucasus», organized on initiative of the Russian youth trade union, is taking place in Tskhinval. The camp has opened on July, 3 in the micro-district "Sunny" of the capital of South Ossetia. As the news agency "Res" has been informed by the Ministry of Education of the RSO the representatives of the youth wings of different political parties of Russia have gathered to take part in the forum of South Ossetia Arrival of the Russian Federation State Duma deputies, different public figures of Russia and other visitors is expected, too. In the evening of July, 3, the official opening of the forum took place in Tskhinval; the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity and other officials have also been among the visitors. Edward Kokoity has underlined in his speech that despite the collapse of the Soviet Union the .best traditions, mutual relations have remained between the people inhabited this country.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has presented the state awards of the RSO to representatives of the Scientific Expert Community - the Caucasus researchers arrived in the Republic for participation in the international conference on the Caucasus problems. The head of South Ossetia has also awarded the North Caucasian variety stars arrived in Tskhinval to give a concert. The rewarding ceremony has taken place in the assembly hall of the Government House in Tskhinval where the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has been decorated with the gold order with awarding him honorary title of «the Holder of the international order «Knight of Honour." The state award - «Friendship Order»-for major contribution to the development of friendship and cooperation between the people of South Ossetia and Russia has been presented to the President of the Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers Alexander Krylov.

The branch of the International Scientific Society of the Caucasus researchers will be established in South Ossetia. It has been reported the news agency "Res" by the director of the South-Ossetian Scientific Research Institute named after Z.N.Vaneev, the Candidate of History, a senior lecturer Robert Gagloev. The decision on the branch establishment has been made following the results of this point discussion by the participants of the International conference «Problems of the Caucasus and modern Caucasus researching; the role of external and internal factors in the region development» which has passed in the cities Vladikavkaz (North Ossetia, Russia) and Tskhinval (Republic of South Ossetia). All necessary documentation has been already handed over to Robert Gagloev, and now the documents are on the stage of preparation for the branch registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of South Ossetia.