Archive - 4/2013

The information spread in the South Ossetia that since August of this year at the checkpoint of "Lower Zaramag" citizens of South Ossetia will not be allowed to cross the Russian-South Ossetian border on internal documents - passport of South Ossetia, is untrue, said the news agency "Res" Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia David Sanakoev. He has stressed that the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia does not have such information and has not received an official notification or letters on this issue from the Russian side.

Federal Service of the State Statistics of Russia, is ready to continue assisting its South Ossetian colleagues in creating effective modern statistical service and observation, said the head of the State Statistics of Russia Alexander Surinov at the briefing in Tskhinval after the signing of the plan of joint activities of the of State Statistics Offices of South Ossetia and Russia for 2013-2015.

Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia almost every month has been carrying out the demining activities in the Republic. This was declared by Minister of Emergency Situations Anatoly Bibilov at the photo exhibition dedicated to theDay of Mine Safety Education and Assistance in Demining activities, held today in Tskhinval.

Day of Mine Safety Education and Assistance in Mine Clearing, organized by the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia has opened today, April 4, in the capital of South Ossetia.
The opening ceremony was attended by South Ossetian Presidential Envoy on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, Emergencies Minister Anatoly Bibilov, the public representatives, students of the South Ossetian State University.

The press conference of the head of the recently established State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov has been held today in Tskhinval. He told reporters about his vision of the internal and external information policy of the Republic and outlined the main priorities of the State Committee for future work.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received the delegation of the Federal Service of the State Statistical Department of Russia, who arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. The delegation is led by the head of the RF Statistics Office Alexander Surinov. As reported to IA "Res" by the press-secretary of the RSO President Ghana Yanovskaya, the meeting had focused on the issues of improving the legislation of the RSO in official statistical service and the state statistics system, the work on the statistics of demography and population and others.
The President has stressed that the arrival of the delegation in South Ossetia indicates further strengthening cooperation between the relevant authorities of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

Schoolchildren from Dzau and Leningor districts of South Ossetia have visited a photo exhibition dedicated to the International Day of Mine Safety Education and Assistance in Mine Clearing, organized by the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia.

Agenda of the seventh session of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on socio-economic cooperation between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation has been discussed today at a meeting of the South Ossetian party of the IGC, chaired by Minister of Economic Development of South Ossetia Zalina Khugati.

South Ossetia will resolve the issue of ​​gas supply of Leningor district without Georgia, said South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at today`s briefing in Tskhinval, commenting on the results of the last round of international discussions on security in Transcaucasia, held in Geneva on 26-27 March.
"The Georgian side reported as if it was ready to supply Leningor district of South Ossetia with gas. This statement, in particular, has the political aim, thus Tbilisi wants to emphasize that the new Georgian authorities are trying to simplify the border crossing in the area, although it is very loyal, "- said Dzhioev.

Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at today's meeting of President Leonid Tibilov with the heads of the law-enforcement agencies informed the head of state of the results of the 23rd round of international discussions on security in Transcaucasia, held in Geneva on March26-27.