Archive - 14/7/2015

Students of the South Ossetian State University took part in the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum "Tarida - 2015", which started on July 2 on the Black Sea coast of the Republic of Crimea.
As reported to the news agency "Res" by the Head of Delegation Bela Mamieva, the organizers of the trip were South Ossetian State University and the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of South Ossetia.
"The first part of the forum was devoted to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, - said Mamieva. – The Forum included an interesting and varied educational program, lectures, seminars and workshops, documentary films. For the participants of the Forum were organized meetings with Russian politicians, historians, journalists and cultural figures."
According to Mamieva, as part of the forum were also shown films about the tragedy in Beslan and South Ossetia, revealing the work of journalists in "hot spots".
In addition to the educational part the Forum has included sports crossfit competition, where our students Alan Gagloev, Rodion Dzhioev and Albert Gabatty ranked first.
At the gala concert "Taurida - 2015" our students Tatiana Tedeeva and Zarina Kokoeva also have shown their best.
The students have expressed their gratitude to the rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeev and the Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism Sergey Zasseev for their assistance in organization and the opportunity to participate in the National Youth Educational Forum "Taurida - 2015".
The organizers of the event are the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, Rospatriottsentr Rosmolodёzh, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and the Commission for supporting youth initiatives of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

The head of South Ossetian delegation in the format of mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents (IPRM) Khokh Gagloyty sent a letter to the head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Kestutis Jankauskas, with the opinion on the necessity to hold an extraordinary meeting of the IPRM,
According to the official website of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement, the letter reads in particular:
"I hasten to bring to you my opinion on the necessity to hold an extraordinary meeting in the format of MPRI as soon as possible, on the occasion of hideous acts of provocation, which, I guess, you know in detail, taking place in some sections of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia, in the area adjacent to the South Ossetian village of Orchosan.
Taking into account the fact of constant stage-managed provocations, South Ossetian, delegation in the format of IPRM believes that everything possible must be done not to aggravate the situation, in order to preserve peace and stability in the region."

South Ossetia is celebrating one of the most significant dates in modern history – the bringing of Mixed Peacekeeping Forces into the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
The event began with the laying of wreaths and flowers at the Memorial Cross next to the burned-out building that housed the barracks of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in 2008. Flowers and wreaths were laid at the monument to the Hero of Russia, Major Denis Vetchinov, killed in South Ossetia in the battle to repel the August aggression, as well as at the monument to the fallen peacekeepers in the territory of the FSB Border Control Agency of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia.
The ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths was attended by President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, Speaker of the Parliament Anatoly Bibilov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiev, members of the government, the leadership and the military personnel of the base, the former soldiers, participants in the events of 08.08.08, representatives of scientific intelligentsia and the public.
23 years ago, July 14, 1992 the peacekeeping forces entered into the territory of South Ossetia.
Then thousands of civilians had already become the victims of three years of Georgian aggression against South Ossetia, more than a hundred Ossetian villages were burned, more than 100 thousand Ossetians were expelled from their homes.
Peacekeepers, who managed to maintain peace for 16 years in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict before August 2008, were among the first attacked by Georgian troops invaded South Ossetia.
To rescue its peacekeepers and aid the people of South Ossetia, Russia conducted a military operation to force Georgia to peace.
August 26, 2008, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia, and the mission of the Mixed Peacekeeping Forces was completed.
The peacekeepers Mission was continued by Russian servicemen and border guards.
In accordance with the Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, signed September 17, 2008 and the Agreement on joint efforts to protect the state border, April 30, 2009 in South Ossetia was formed the 4th Russian military base and the FSB Border Control Agency of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia.