Archive - 7/2012

Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the situation in Syria

An expanding crisis in Syria has caused a growing concern in South Ossetia. The reports, coming from this country, indicate the new armed incidents, bloody acts of terror in Damascus and numerous civilian casualties. Syria is going through difficult times, first of all, because of the so-called foreign well-wishers, who on the one hand, proclaim democracy, and on the other -arm the rebels, thus, clearly pushing the warring parties to further fierce and relentless confrontation. Therefore, the public of Tskhinval considers that this kind of initiative and external interference may be deliberately harmful.

"The pardon and extradition of the three citizens of Georgia to the Georgian authorities is a gesture of good will on the part of the authorities of South Ossetia",- has been reported to IA "Res" by the RSO Presidential Envoy to post-conflict settlement, Murat Dzhioev. He clarified that the extradition of the citizens of Georgia had been carried out in accordance with the resolution of the Parliament of South Ossetia "On amnesty in connection with the election of a new President of the Republic of South Ossetia."
It should be reminded, that the extradition of the three citizens of Georgia has taken place today in the Georgian border village of Ergneti.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov signed a charter of pardon of three Georgian citizens who were serving a sentence in the Tskhinval jail.
As reported to IA "Res" by the national law enforcement agency, the citizens of Georgia had been arrested earlier mainly due to violation of the state border of South Ossetia.

An extraordinary meeting of the Council of the South Ossetian-Bulgarian Friendship Society under the chairmanship of the head of the society, Candidate of History, associate professor Robert Gagloev has been held in Tskhinval in connection with the act of terror in Bulgaria.

Yesterday a meeting of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks on security with the co-chairs of the OSCE, EU and UN was held in Tskhinval. After the meeting they travelled to the village of Khelchua (Tskhinval district of South Ossetia), bordering on the village of Zardiantkari (Georgia), where June 29 the Georgian policemen had moved their post closer to the South Ossetian border.
As reported to IA "Res" by Presidential Envoy to post-conflict settlement, Murat Dzhioev, in Khelchua was held a meeting of co-chairs with the locals, who had been forced to leave their homes due to the placing of the Georgian police post.

Co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, representing the OSCE, EU and UN, arrived in South Ossetia. In Tskhinval the co-chairmen were received by the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks on Security in Transcaucasia, led by the head of the delegation of South Ossetia Boris Chochiev.

Broad spectrum of issues, including security and humanitarian issues was discussed at today's meeting of co-chairs of the Geneva discussions with members of the South Ossetian delegation. As reported by Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, Murat Dzhioev in the course of the briefing, special attention was paid to the situation in Zardiantkari in connection with placing the Georgian police post near the border of South Ossetia.

Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia due to the Georgian Foreign Ministry statement

A statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, issued July 16, 2012, expressed concern about the visit of Commander-in- Chief of the RF Land Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Chirkin, to South Ossetia, who allegedly "in violation of the state border of Georgia arrived in the regions of Georgia, occupied by Russia, -Abkhazia and the Tskhinval region".

Prime Minister of South Ossetia Rostik Khugaev held a meeting with the Director General of the Limited Company "EnergostroyServis" of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Peter Kochiev and with Chief Engineer of the Limited Company "EnergoService" of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic Akhmet Kanukov. The meeting was also attended by Minister for Economic Development of South Ossetia Zalina Khugati.

July 18, the co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia are expected to arrive in South Ossetia. In Tskhinval the spokesmen of the European Union (Philippe Lefort), OSCE (Podrig Murphy) and the UN (Antti Turunen) will meet with members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions.