Archive - 9/2016

The delegation from South Ossetia, along with the leaders of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths at the tomb of the second President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh.

The South Ossetian delegation, including Attorney General Uruzmag Dzhagaev, Defense Minister Ibrahim Gasseev and Minister of Internal Affairs Akhsar Lavoev is participating in the events dedicated to the celebration of the Liberation Day of Abkhazia, which is celebrated on September 30.

According to the correspondent of IA "Res" Inga Chekhoev, in an interview with the local journalists Dzhagaev wished the Abkhaz people peace and prosperity.

"This victory was achieved at great cost. We admire the heroism of the fallen defenders, "- he said.

Ibrahim Gasseev wished Abkhazia peace and prosperity.

"The people of South Ossetia supported and will support the fraternal Abkhazian people. We will honor the memory of heroes who sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence of the Republic of Abkhazia ", - he stressed.

The ceremony was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, the Embassy staff, invalids of war in South Ossetia, led by President of the "Fund to support the wounded, who became disabled during combat operations in the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008," Madina Plieva.

The South Ossetian delegation, as well as the leadership of the Republic of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths at the memorial to the first President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba in Lower Esher, reported the correspondent of IA "Res" Inga Chekhoeva, participating in the celebration of Liberation Day.

The Ossetian delegation, headed by Attorney General of South Ossetia Uruzmag Dzhagae, has also included Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev, Minister of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Lavoev. The wreath-laying ceremony was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, as well as the Embassy staff.

A wreath at the memorial also laid invalids of war in South Ossetia, led by the president of the "Fund to support the wounded, who became disabled during the fighting on the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008," Madina Plieva.

The delegation of South Ossetia has arrived in Abkhazia to celebrate the Liberation Day of the Republic of Abkhazia, which is celebrated on September 30. The delegation is taking part in the celebrations, commemorative and celebratory events to be held in Sukhum and other districts of the Republic.

Vladislav Ardzinba is the national hero of the people of Abkhazia. He headed the Abkhazian liberation war in 1992-1993 against armed aggression of Georgia. The courageous warrior, a talented politician, a true leader of the nation - he rallied the people of Abkhazia in tough years of the Republic. The first president was able to defend the national interests of the Fatherland, the honor and dignity of his nation.

Ardzinba died in March 2010.

Security issues on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia were discussed at the 70th meeting in the framework of the mechanisms for preventing and responding to incidents (IPRM), which took place in the village of Ergneti, - told reporters after the meeting the head of the South Ossetian delegation, State Adviser to the President of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev.

"The situation at the border remains stable, despite the fact that there had been certain violations," said Sanakoev. Over the past period, for illegal crossing of the state border were detained eight citizens of Georgia, two of them still remaining in the Republic and the rest after the relevant procedures were expelled to the territory of Georgia."

According to Sanakoev, the meeting also raised the issue of crossing of the state border between the two countries by law enforcement agencies of Georgia.

"We have firmly condemned these actions and called for Georgian participants to ensure that such actions will no longer be repeated - said Sanakoyev. - We have also identified the need for delimitation and demarcation of the state border in order to avoid the problems, first of all, faced by citizens living on the border line. "

Sanakoev has added that in the course of the meeting the Georgian side raised issues of detainees who are under investigation in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia.

"We have noted that these Georgian citizens are kept in the same conditions as the rest of the detainees ", - Sanakoev said.

The head of the South Ossetian delegation has also noted that during the 70th anniversary meeting of its members, it was noted that the IPRM format is important, as it helps to address the issues that arise for citizens living in the border areas.

Representatives of youth of South Ossetia Mikhail Kochiev, Alexander Kulumbegov and Alan Tibilov in the direction of the Rossotrudnichestvo became participants of the educational forum "Eurasia", held from 7 to 11 September in Orenburg.
"The forum brought together around 800 young scientists and specialists, undergraduates and graduate students from 90 countries of the Eurasian continent, which activity is connected with development of international youth cooperation, cooperation with compatriots abroad, studying Russian language, culture and history of Russia. During these days the participants had a rich educational program, opened by panel discussion with the participation of the head of Federal Agency on Affairs of Commonwealth of Independent States Lyubov Glebova and head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Sergey Pospelov, that launched the international cooperation among the participants of the forum".
The forum participants were given the opportunity to participate in the work with case studies.
"The thematic case studies included the following topics: XIX world festival of youth and students; the volunteer movement – the international language of communication of young people; the program "Ambassadors of the Russian language in the world of "crowd-funding – the collective sponsorship projects; youth involvement in social practice, protection of youth projects. The main theme of the meeting is preparations for the world festival of youth and students, which will be held in the fall of 2017 in Sochi."
The political scientist, the General Director of the Russian center of studying of public opinion Valery Fedorov discussed with the participants of the forum the theme of Russian identity.
"Publicist Anatoly Wasserman told the forum about the role of youth in modern politics. - There were also many panel discussions aimed at developing youth cooperation among participants.
On 10 September at the cultural complex "national village" in Orenburg hosted the official closing of the International youth educational forum "Eurasia". At the ceremony were the Governor-Chairman of the government Yury Berg and Director of the Forum Alexey Rubtsov".
All the participants were awarded certificates of the International Youth Educational Forum "Eurasia".

President Leonid Tibilov has received Deputy Commander of the southern military district of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Andrey Gurulev and Commander of the 4th Russian military base, stationed in the Republic of South Ossetia, Guards Colonel Alexander Kravtsov.

"I could not pass by today, without saying words of gratitude before leaving for a new post. I have no words to express my gratitude to you personally, Leonid Kharitonovich, and all the people of South Ossetia for the understanding of our collaborative relationship. With all my heart and soul I am always with you and ready to help at any moment ", - said Andrei Gurulev.

Leonid Tibilov, for his part, has expressed his gratitude to Lieutenant General Andrew Gurulev for the warm words, noting that the existing mutual cooperation, which will only deepen with the implementation of the Treaty of Alliance between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation, may serve as an example for many people.
"The fact that today in South Ossetia there is stationed the 4th Russian military base is a factor of stability in our Republic. Thanks to Russian servicemen, we feel calm and it's great, "- said the President.
The President has also welcomed the Commander of the 4th Russian military base, Guards Colonel Alexander Kravtsov, who has replaced Guards Colonel Mikhail Polishchuk.
"I look forward to further cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of South Ossetia and the servicemen of the 4th Russian military base in the framework of established traditions, in the name of protecting the interests of our peoples", - the President said.
Earlier, Andrey Gurulev served as Commander of the 58th Army.
The meeting was also attended by Secretary of Security Council of South Ossetia Anatoly Pliev and the Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev.

The delegation of South Ossetia headed by the first Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Republic Konstantin Pukhaev took part in the celebrations held in Stepanakert on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of proclamation of the independence of Nagorno Karabakh.

As reported to the news agency "Res" by Konstantin Pukhaev, the delegation from South Ossetia consisted of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of the RSO for Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations Igor Kochiev and the Chairman of the South Ossetian Commercial Bank Vasily Shaadyan.

"President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan has invited the President of our Republic Leonid Tibilov to participate in the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of independence of Nagorno Karabakh and the head of state has formed the delegation ", - said Pukhaev.

According to him, the South Ossetian delegation in Nagorno-Karabakh was met with great cordiality.

"On arrival, we visited several companies, met with labor collectives, - said Pukhaev. - Everywhere we were met with great joy when they learned that we were from South Ossetia, people hurried to shake hands with us. "

Pukhaev has noted that the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh - Stepanakert is cozy, clean city with modern buildings, where the consequences of the war are virtually invisible.

"We had close contacts with the locals, they enjoyed our visit and were interested in how we live in the recognized state, - Pukhaev said. - We also went to Shushi - an ancient city with a huge number of monuments of architecture and culture. We visited the museum and the history of money circulation in Armenia. "

At the reception organized by the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetian members of the delegation met with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

"We welcomed Serzh Sargsyan, congratulated him on the holiday - Pukhaev said. - As I learned later, our minute dialogue caused some discontent in neighboring Georgia. This of course, will not stop us to get closer, to strengthen contacts with our colleagues from Karabakh. "

According to Pukhaev, at the reception he has noted that 32 Ossetians took part in the national liberation struggle of Artsakh, 7 of them were killed there; two of them were awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh posthumously.

"We have also met with the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, who said very warm words about our Republic, we were talking in a very relaxed, warm and friendly atmosphere, he conveyed best wishes to the people and the President of our country, - said Konstantin Pukaev. - Bako Sahakyan expressed his willingness to strengthen our relations, to find some mutually beneficial, mutually acceptable opportunities for cooperation. "

Pukhaev noted that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are freedom-loving and very hardworking.

"Despite the economic difficulties, people are determined to achieve recognition of their statehood", - said Pukhaev.