For the last week three violators of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia were detained and handed over to the Border Guard Service of KGB of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, the two detainees are the citizens of Georgia, and one - a citizen of South Ossetia.
A group of Russian and South Ossetian journalists have visited the day before the districts of South Ossetia. The trip was organized as part of a press tour of the Republic organized for Russian journalists.
First of all, the journalists visited a sector of the state border of South Ossetia and Georgia between the settlements Argvis (South Ossetia) and Ditsi (Georgia).
South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with media practitioners of the Republic. The President congratulated them on their professional holiday – the Day of the media, noting a large contribution of journalists to formation of the statehood of South Ossetia.
Today, July 23, South Ossetia is celebrating the Day of the National Media. The festive date is timed to the first issue of the Ossetian newspaper - "Iron gazette."