The South Ossetian authorities put off a ban on the passage of vehicles through the checkpoints of the state border with Georgia in a simplified order. The decision was taken at today's meeting of the government of the Republic.
Report of the Committee of State Security of the Republic of South Ossetia
September 17, at 11:00 at the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia, adjacent to the settlement Ditsi, Gori district of Georgia, a group of Georgian local residents tried to enter the territory of South Ossetia and prevent the delimitation works being underway in the area.
A delegation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Russia has arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. In the capital of the Republic the guests were received by the Minister of Health and Social Development of South Ossetia Gregory Kulidzhanov. The visit and the meeting are held as part of the action plan " to develop a system of labor protection and drafting of legal acts in the field of occupational safety and health conditions in the Republic of South Ossetia," signed by the RSO Ministry of Health and Social Development and the RF Ministry of Labor May 6, 2013.
At the meeting of participants of Mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents the South Ossetian side once again initiated the need for a mutual release of prisoners kept in the prisons of South Ossetia and Georgia, said the journalists Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Khokh Gagloyty.
In the Georgian village of Ergneti bordering on South Ossetia has started the 37th meeting in the format of Mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents (MPRI).
The meeting is attended by delegations from South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia, as well as representatives from the European Union and the OSCE.
Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy of the South Ossetian State University Konstantin Dzugaev won the all-Russian contest "The best book on Transcaucasia."
As Dzugaev noted in an interview with the correspondent of IA "Res," he had participated in the contest on the invitation of the Administration of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service.
In South Ossetia are taken measures to strengthen the border regime. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, these steps are regulated by the law on the state border of South Ossetia adopted in 2010.
"The law details the concept of a border zone and the rules of entry into this area, its regime. In accordance with these rules, persons residing in the frontier zone, move freely through it, without any special permit. They must only be registered in one of the border settlements," - said the KGB official.
What about other persons, including tourists and foreign citizens, they need to obtain a pass before entering the border area.
"The pass, depending on the circumstances, may be issued for a few days, and up to one year. To obtain the pass one should contact the border service of the KGB of South Ossetia, having an identification document, "- said the press service.
In case of non-compliance with these rules, the person detained without a permit in the border zone, will incur an administrative penalty.
"People must understand that the frontier regime implies the presence of a border zone with certain rules of its crossing ", - was explained at the KGB.
These rules are aimed at ensuring of the state`s security.
"The enemy is watchful; the southern border is still vulnerable. Penetration of the armed terrorist groups into our territory is still possible. So we have to strengthen the border regime, "- said the KGB official.
The above measures are taken, considering the opinion of residents of the border area. A special commission interviewed the residents of the border area in Dzau district.
"The residents’ responses were positive. They said that after setting up the frontier check-point, the number of uncontrolled entries in this area had been reduced significantly. It has also been significantly reduced the incidents of livestock loss, poaching of animals in mountain regions", - said the official.
These measures promoted normalizing the situation in the border areas as a whole, as well as strengthening of security.
Attracting investors in South Ossetia may facilitate early revival of the industry in the Republic, expressed his vision of the development of the industrial sector Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Guram Melkoev at a press conference at the International Press Center in Tskhinval.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the Government's proposal for the signing of an agreement on the state border between Russia and South Ossetia, reported the Russian Internet portal of legal information.
September 10, in the course of his working visit to Italy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev gave in Rome a press conference at the Convention Center Roma Eventi. As IA ''Res'' has been informed at the press service of the Foreign Ministry,
the conference was attended by journalists of "La Repubblica ", "Familia Christiana ", " Eurasia", Itar - Tass, as well as representatives of the Russian Embassy in Italy.