Prime Minister of Abkhazia Leonid Lakerbaya has received Minister of Defenseof the Moldavian Republic of Transnistria Alexander Lukyanenko and First Deputy Defense Minister of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev,- has reported the State News Agency of the Republic of Abkhazia "Apsnypress."
The statement of the South Ossetian delegation for the media on the twenty-first round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia
October, 10-11, 2012 the twenty-first meeting of the international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia was held in Geneva. It was attended by delegations of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as by representatives of the EU, the UN and the OSCE. South Ossetian delegation was headed by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
The focus of the discussion was the issue of non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as it had been reached by signing the Medvedev – Sarkozy agreements on August, 12 and September, 8, 2008. South Ossetian delegation noted the need to expedite the conclusion of the legally binding agreements on the nonuse of force between Georgia and the Republic of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Georgia as the most important legal component of the security system.
Irina Gagloeva, head of the Media Center "IR":
The recent parliamentary elections in Georgia are of interest to us only in the context of our neighborhood and what is the current situation between Georgia and South Ossetia in the last few years. I think that with the advent of the new government in Georgia, one should not expect any significant changes, because conceptually it is not ready for them. We are the independent country and our foreign policy relations have been developing independently, the main focus is on Russia. In Georgiais widely believed a slightly different understanding of our political perspectives, and accordingly, this will not change anything.
The 21th round of the international discussions on security in Transcaucasia has been completed in Geneva.
As IA "Res" has been informed over the phone from Geneva by a Head of the South Ossetian delegation, the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, the discussions consisted of two working groups: on security and humanitarian issues.
Flash-poll: This week a meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia David Sanakoev has been held in Moscow . How would you comment on the outcome of the meeting and what are your expectations from the forthcoming official visit of President Leonid Tibilov to Moscow.
Yuri Vazagov, an independent expert:
Deputy Defense Minister of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev and the head of the Ministry of Defense of Transnistria Alexander Lukyanenko have signed today in Sukhum the cooperation agreements with the head of the Defense Ministry of Abkhazia Mirab Kishmaria.
"The agreements have been signed to strengthen the military security, the mutual provision of information about the challenges and threats to national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty", - has been noted by the signatories at the ceremony, held in the Cabinet of Abkhazia.
Questions on working out a strategy of socio-economic development of South Ossetia up to 2030 have been discussed today at a meeting of the Government of the Republic with the Russian "Center for Strategic Designing" and the Russian project company "Giprogor." The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Economic Development of South Ossetia Zalina Khugati.
The Mission of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia continues to assist in the construction of water supply systems in the rural areas of the Republic.
President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov hosted the well-known Russian businessman Taimuraz Bolloev, who had arrived in the Republic on a working visit. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Rostik Khugaev, head of the Presidential administration Boris Chochiev, First Deputy Prime Minister Guram Melkoev, and a Chairman of the Committee of Industry, Transport and Energy Vasily Dzasseev.
At the beginning of the meeting the President welcomed the guests and told about the plans and processes for rehabilitation and further development of the Republic of South Ossetia.