Archive - 5/2016

Following the results of the meeting of the Political Council under the President of the RSO, President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov and Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov signed a statement to hold a referendum on accessing South Ossetia to the Russian Federation in 2017.
"Guided by the long-term interests of the South Ossetian people, and trying to ensure the stability of the socio-political situation in the Republic of South Ossetia, May 26, 2016 we made the joint statement to support the decision of the Political Council under the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on the feasibility of holding a referendum on accessing the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation in 2017, after the election of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia ", - is stated in the statement.

Members of the Political Council under the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov made a decision to hold a referendum on accessing South Ossetia to the Russian Federation after the presidential election in 2017.
The issue of the date of the referendum was discussed at a meeting of the Political Council, chaired by the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov.
At the beginning of the meeting the President has noted that this issue is an important milestone in the life of the South Ossetian people.
"This issue is of vital importance for all of us, for the future of our country, - said Tibilov. - As the president with a mandate of trust of the people, at the head of all our policies I put the will and aspiration of the people. I have repeatedly said that reunification with Russia is a centuries-old dream of our people, and all my steps since taking the post of the President of the Republic are aimed at achieving this dream - "Forever with Russia". "
The President has noted that the year 2016 is not simple, because it is the pre- election year.
"In 2017, we will elect the president of our country. But elections always bring some innovation, and then the society is vulnerable - the president said. - And then the political principles can be both positive and negative.
Therefore, I appeal to the leaders of the executive and legislative bodies to work together on the subject in order to continue our work on the implementation of the available programs and to maintain the stability, we achieved since the presidential elections in 2012 ".
During the session the members of the political council discussed the date of holding the referendum on accession of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation, and have come to conclusion that it is appropriate to hold a referendum after the presidential elections in 2017, due to the fact that the referendum topic causes tension in the society on the eve of presidential elections.
According to the leader of the political party "United Ossetia", the Speaker of the Parliament Anatoly Bibilov, the question of holding a referendum to access the Republic of South Ossetia to Russia is of vital importance.
"We all know that the vast majority of citizens of the Republic are for accessing of South Ossetia to Russia, - said Bibilov. - We remember well when the President announced a referendum, practically all political parties supported the idea. This is not the idea of ​​the President, it is not the idea of ​​a political party "United Ossetia",- it is the centuries-old idea of​ our nation. "
Bibilov has noted that before holding the referendum it should be carried out the work with people, members of public organizations and political parties.
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev has emphasized that the mechanism of amending the Constitution of the Republic, proposed by Leonid Tibilov, will allow South Ossetia to legally apply to Russia with a request to access to the Russian Federation.
"The idea of holding of a referendum proposed by the President of the Republic, is right, as far as our appeal to Russia will be legally grounded and politically well-timed, - Dzhioev said. - I also support the idea of ​​holding a referendum later. This will give us an opportunity to further discuss in detail the question we will put to a referendum, to formulate it so that it will be really acceptable both for us and for Russia, and it would also be clear for the international community."
The Chairman of the Republican regional branch of the International Public Movement "The Supreme Council of the Ossetians" Robert Gagloev has added that the issue of holding a referendum was discussed at the presidium headed by his department.
"After consideration the issue was raised at a meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the public movement" Supreme Council of the Ossetians", which took place in Vladikavkaz - Gagloev said. - All members of the coordination council composed of 77 people supported the formulation of the President of South Ossetia to hold a referendum. Regarding its date some of the participants of the meeting expressed the opinion that it should be taking into account the situation in which there is today Russia itself. They also considered it appropriate to hold the referendum after the presidential elections. "
Leader of People's Party of South Ossetia, Alexander Pliev also spoke in favor of holding the referendum later.
"Certainly, the idea of ​​reunification with Russia is sacred for us, as well as it was for our ancestors, - Pliev said. - Of course, we have to hold a referendum, but at this stage, I think we are not ready for this step; we should seriously prepare for it and to hold it after the elections. We must very seriously and responsibly approach this fateful step for. "
The leader of the party "Fydybasta" Vyacheslav Gobozov has stressed that referendum is never held in an election year, because instead of the will of the people it reveals the sympathies and antipathies of certain citizens.
The other participants of the meeting, the members of the political council, as well as all the guests have also expressed their opinion to hold the referendum after the presidential elections in 2017.
After discussion, the President put to the vote the question to hold the referendum after the presidential election in 2017: three members of the political council voted against, one abstained, the rest voted for.
Today, following the results of the meeting, Leonid Tibilov and Anatoly Bibilov have made a joint statement to hold the referendum after the presidential elections in 2017.
The Political Council under the President of the Republic of South Ossetia was established by the presidential decree in 2004. It consists of the heads of political parties, social movements, representatives of the government and scientific intelligentsia.

In South Ossetia took place a 1992 mourning rally dedicated to the victims of the ZAR tragedy.

The South Ossetian leadership, headed by President Leonid Tibilov, the public, relatives of the victims came to the monument "Grieving mother" to commemorate the victims.

At the beginning of the mourning rally those gathered observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims. At the same time, a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Zar tragedy was observed throughout the Republic, was halted the traffic, suspended the work of organizations and institutions in the Republic.

The participants of the rally laid flowers and wreaths at the monument to the memory of victims of the Zar tragedy.

Opening the mourning events the Head of Department of the Ossetian language and general linguistics of the South Ossetian State University Yuri Dzitstsoyty has stressed that the Zar tragedy is one of the bloodiest tragedies in the recent history of South Ossetia.

The Chairman of the Committee for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Marina Kochieva, who had lost her mother in the Zar tragedy, said that "although 24 years have passed since those terrible events, but the pain is still fresh and the wounds open."

"The people of South Ossetia experienced many tragedies, including the Zar, Ered, Tsinagar tragedy - Kochieva said. - We need to know and remember the people who fell on the field of battle for freedom, brought their lives on the altar of freedom in the name of our Republic. "

Kochieva has expressed the hope that in South Ossetia will never be such a terrible tragedy.

"The Zar tragedy - it is not only the tragedy of the families who lost their loved ones, it is a national tragedy, and your help and support for us is veryprecious," – said Kochieva.

She has noted that the day before, May 19, in South Ossetia, there was another tragedy - the accident on the highway Tskhinval-Leningor, leading to the deaths of Russian servicemen.

"We know the bitterness of loss - said Kochieva. - We are grieving and mourning together with their families and friends. "

The Head of State Leonid Tibilov welcomed those present and expressed his sorrow and condolences to all the relatives and friends of the victims.

"Exactly 24 years ago on May 19 Georgian aggressors had committed a monstrous crime against our people, were killed the innocent people, we will never forget this tragedy"-, said Tibilov.

Tibilov said that people of South Ossetia will always keep the memory of those killed in the Zar, Ered, Tsinagar tragedies, all the victims, who were killed defending their Fatherland from the enemy.

"We will always remember the names of those who selflessly fought for their country, those thanks to whom we live today in the independent state, - Tibilov said. - We will never forget the names of Russian soldiers who gave their lives to save South Ossetia. "

The Head of State has reminded that May 19 on the territory of South Ossetia, on the highway Tskhinval- Leningor there was a terrible tragedy, which claimed the lives of young Russian servicemen.

"Once again I express my condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims, to the leadership of the Fourth military base and all those who in sorrow met this terrible news. Our people are united; we share the bitterness of the loss and are grieving with their families. "

Tibilov instructed the heads of the ministries and agencies to develop proposals on the perpetuation of names of the servicemen killed in the accident.

"These guys were serving not only in the Russian army, they served our people and maintained the peace that we have," - said the president.

The Dean of the Tskhinval churches Priest Jacob Khetagurov said a prayer for the souls of the dead.

It should be reminded that May 20, 1992 Georgian gunmen shot on the Zar road a convoy of four cars, trying to leave Tskhinval. Were killed 32 people, most of whom were the elderly, women and children.

May 23, 2016 the delegation of Co-Chairs of the Geneva international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia will arrive in the Republic of South Ossetia.

As reported by the Office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia, as part of the visit will be held a meeting with members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks, during which will be discussed preparations for the next round of discussions scheduled for June, 2016.

May 11 in Moscow took place the meeting of the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of South Ossetia Murat Tskhovrebov with the head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia Andrei Belyaninov. During the meeting it was discussed the mechanism of implementation of the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between South Ossetia and Russia regarding the integration of the customs authorities. The corresponding supplementary agreement was signed by the parties April 25, 2016.
According to Murat Tskhovrebov, the meeting was held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. The parties have agreed to proceed with the implementation of the additional agreementand to form a joint working group that will coordinate the practical implementation of measures to implement the agreement and to solve the arising problems. On the proposal of the Russian partners the meetings of the working group will also be conducted in the videoconference format. The parties also discussed the issues of information exchange between the customs authorities of South Ossetia and Russia, as well as cooperation in the field of logistics.
In an interview with the journalists of IA "Res" Murat Tskhovrebov has noted that thanks to the policy of President Leonid Tibilov the interaction of South Ossetia and Russia in the field of customs has reached a new level: "In the format of a joint working group, we will be able to quickly solve all the issues that may arise in the implementation of the signed agreement. With the development of bilateral co-operation in South Ossetia will be modernized the material-technical resources of the South Ossetian customs authorities, and will be improved the skill level of our employees. I am pleased to say that we have met full understanding and support of Andrei Belianinov. "
According to the head of the South Ossetian customs authorities, this meeting has become an important step in the implementation of the supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Alliance and Integration, signed on March 18, 2015 by presidents Leonid Tibilov and Vladimir Putin: "In the field of customs, we, with our Russian colleagues have been consistently implementing the course, fixed in the signed agreement. It aims at the closest interaction and cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia. "

The delegation of South Ossetia took part in the ceremonies dedicated to the second anniversary of proclamation of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The delegation included the Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladimir Tskhovrebov and a member of the political council of the party "United Ossetia" Igor Kozaev.
According to the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, the celebrations in the country began on May 11, with a large-scale marsh of workers on the main street of Donetsk.
At a solemn meeting in the Donetsk National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after A. Solovyanenko - the culmination of the festive events, were the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko and the heads of delegations.
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov read out the welcome address of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov to the leadership and people of the Donetsk People's Republic:
"You are not alone in your struggle for freedom and independence. All the people of goodwill share and understand the meaning and purpose of your struggle. Our people have gone through the same hard trials on the thorny path to the recognition of our statehood. "
Zakharchenko, in turn, expressed his gratitude to the people and leadership of South Ossetia for their support.
He has stressed that the Republic of South Ossetia is the first country that has recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic that is a true step of friendship and support to the brotherly people of Donetsk.
Alexander Zakharchenko issued a decree to award the "Order of Friendship" of the Donetsk People's Republic to the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.
Zakharchenko has also presented the appropriate awards to all members of the South Ossetian delegation.
The event has ended with a festive concert, which was also attended by the South Ossetian artists- the children's ensemble "Scythians" by the Lyceum of Arts.
During the visit to the DPR representatives of the Presidential Executive Office of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev and Vladimir Tskhovrebov held several meetings with Minister of Economy of the Donetsk People's Republic Victoria Romaniuk and the Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova.
According to Rodion Siukaev, in the course of the meeting with Viktor Romaniuk were discussed the issues of economic cooperation between the two republics.
"With the Foreign Minister we have discussed further cooperation with the Donetsk People's Republic to prepare an agreement on friendship and cooperation, which will bring the interaction of Donetsk and South Ossetia to a qualitatively new level", - added Siukaev.
The festive events were also attended by delegation, of Russia, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Luhansk People's Republic.

Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gasseev (Iron) became the mandatory challenger for the title of the IBF World Champion, by knocking out the American Jordan Schimmel.
Gassiev knocked out the opponent in the first round of the alleged 12-round bout. The boxing match was held in the Carlton, the US state of Minnesota.
The coach of the Ossetian athlete Vitaly Slanov has noted in an interview with the news agency "Res" that the team did not count on a quick victory.
Murat Gassiev will soon fight for the IBF title of the world champion. The opponent will be determined after the bout between Victor Emilio Ramirez and Denis Lebedev, which will take place on May 21.
A young talented boxer Murat Gassiev, not being defeated in the ring, has won the European IBF title, the IBF Intercontinental Champion, the WBC world champion. After the victory in this bout, he updated his record to 23 wins.
Schimmel has held 21 battles and 20 of them he has won.
The bout was broadcast worldwide on TV channel Fox sports 1.

May 16th Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev received an independent international expert on criminal investigations Dusan Ignyatovich engaged by invitation of the OSCE in investigating cases of persons to be listed as missing as a result of the Georgian aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia in 2008.
According to the press service of the Office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, "Murat Dzhioev has noted the great work carried out by Mr Dusan Ignyatovich to clarify the fate of the missing persons and expressed hope that this work will be continued. It was noted that the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report submitted by Mr. Ignyatovich on the results of his investigation, once again convincingly support the conclusion of the independent experts of the Council of Europe, engaged in the 2009-2010 investigation cases of missing persons, on the responsibility of the Georgian police authorities for the disappearance of the residents of South Ossetia ".
The meeting, during which was expressed the willingness to continue humanitarian and humane working to clarify the fate of missing persons, was also attended by the Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights of South Ossetia Inal Tasoev.
On the same day, Mr. Dusan Ignyatovich met with relatives of the missing, representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office of South Ossetia, and also had a conversation with the ICRC office in the Republic of South Ossetia.

The exhibition of the Ossetian artists "Arv-Art" will be opened in Brussels in the framework of the program "The Days of Ossetian culture in Europe", informed the news agency "Res" the head of the international non-profit association «Renaissance Sandidzan» Radion Pukhaev.

According to him, the international exhibition of the Ossetian artists "Arv-Art" will be opened on May 14.

"At the exhibition will be presented the works by Igor Toguzaev, Teimuraz Pliev, Arkady Kumaritov, Fatima Tsallagova, Valery Ataev, Victor Tsallagov, Karina Kachmazova" – said Pukhaev.

He has added that the exhibition of the Ossetian artists will also be presented in Luxembourg, French Aviote and Berlin.

"In addition, in the near future we plan to hold a round table with participation of the clerisy from Ossetia and Europe", - said Pukhaev.

May 4 Acting Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia Andrei Tskhovrebov received the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy Mr Mauro Murgia.

As reported to IA "Res" by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia, during the meeting they have discussed issues concerning the activities of the office of the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, the opening of which took place on April 2, 2016 in Rome.

It was stressed the importance of this event to further promote the interests of South Ossetia in Italy. During the meeting were also considered the prospects for the implementation of various projects that can be implemented in the Republic of South Ossetia in the field of medicine, economy, education and culture. "

Andrew Tskhovrebov thanked Mr. Murgia "for active civil position and his work as a representative" and expressed his gratitude to everyone who assisted him.