Celebrations, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the entry of the Russian peacekeepers in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict - the Day of Peacemaker- will be held today in South Ossetia.
A solemn meeting of the public representatives -"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God"- will be held in the capital of the republic.
Flash-poll: July 14, South Ossetia will celebrate the 20th anniversary of entering the Joint Peacekeeping Forces into the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. What is the role of peacekeepers in protecting the population of South Ossetia?
Boris Chochiev, former co-chair of the Joint Control Commission on the South Ossetian side:
The format of the peacekeeping operation, which was being conducted in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict from 1992 to 2008, is unique in the world. For the first time in the history of peacekeeping operations, it involved not only the Russian Federation as the chief mediator and guarantor of peace, but also the peacekeepers, representing the parties, involved in the conflict. During the period from the date of the peacekeepers entry until the ultra radical nationalist and fascist Saakashvili came to power in Georgia in 2004, no one peacekeeper was killed.
Statement of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia
July 9, 2012 Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) at its annual meeting adopted by a majority vote a resolution "On the situation in Georgia."
The resolution, drafted by the Polish deputy, contains clearly politicized and false position – supporting the "territorial integrity" of Georgia, and with reference to the term "occupied territories" are mentioned South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Students of the South Ossetian State University participated in the All-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2012".
As reported to IA "Res" by the delegate Sergey Kochiev, Alan Kolieva has won the contest Miss "Mashuk-2012". The South Ossetian delegation consisted of five students of the South Ossetian State University.
He noted, that 11 pairs from different delegations -not only from the North Caucasus regions, but also from Khanty-Mansiysk-Ugra, Ukraine, Volgograd and South Ossetia were contending the titles of honour.
Presidium of the Parliament at today's meeting heard a report of the parliamentary commission on passport system of the citizens of South Ossetia, living in Leningor district, as well as on the order of crossing the state border with Georgia. The information was presented by Deputy Speaker Yuri Dzitstsoity. He has recalled that at the recent meeting a parliamentary deputy Vadim Gabaraev reported that the situation in Leningor district was tight, because many people, who had left the territory of Georgia, could not return home, because they were not the RSO passport holders.
Adopted at the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) resolution has clearly demonstrated the biased position of its authors, and will take place among a number of other similar resolutions and declarations adopted for one purpose - to capture once again the political will on the situation, refusing absolutely to face the real facts and conclusions of competent professionals who know the situation and conveyed the objective position publicly.
July 13, South Ossetian branch of the nonprofit organization Development Fund-"Institute of the Eurasian Studies" is planning to lead in Tskhinval a round table discussion "Peacekeepers in South Ossetia: 20 Years Later."
As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Fund, the event is timed to the 20th anniversary of the deployment of the Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia.
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received Commander-in Chief of the RF Land Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Chirkin, who arrived in the Republic on a working visit.
During the meeting the President reported on the early implementation of agreements reached at the meeting of the presidents of Russia and South Ossetia in Sochi.
"We agreed on many areas of development and establishment of the Republic, including the security of the Republic", - said Tibilov.
Festival of sport is planned to host in Tskhinval on August 26 in honor of recognition of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation. This has been said IA "Res" by the Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism of South Ossetia Vadim Bogiev.
Jana Amelina, Head of the Caucasian Studies Sector under the Russian Institute of Strategic Researches
In adopting a resolution on Georgia, in which South Ossetia and Abkhazia are called the "occupied territories", the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, as before the U.S. Senate and European Parliament, has demonstrated its partiality, inadequacy and reluctance to understand the current realities. However, it is not a sin, for a hundred and the first time, to repeat for those who are slow on the uptake: South Ossetia and Abkhazia are the sovereign states; their independence was recognized by leading members of the international community.