Flash-poll: How, in your opinion, the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Georgia may affect a relationship between South Ossetia and Georgia?
Kosta Dzugaev, Candidate of Philosophy, associate professor of the South-Ossetian State University:
I think that any positive changes will not take place until 2014.
EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia welcomed the level of cooperation shown by all parties after the September 29 incident occurred near the village of Karzman, (Dzausky district of South Ossetia) and the subsequent detention of the Georgian policeman. This was stated yesterday on the official website of the EU Monitoring Mission. It is noted in the statement, that the extradition of the detained police officer (October 1) by the Russian border guards to the Georgian side "led to the rapid resolution of the situation."
Committee on Migration Policy of South Ossetia has started re-registration of refugees and internally displaced persons. As reported to IA "Res" by the employee of the committee Lyudmila Dzhioeva, "re-registration is being conducted to update the database.
The signing ceremony of the protocol of trade, economic, scientific, technical and industrial cooperation between the Government of South Ossetia and the company HYEOB JEON ELECTRIC CO., LTD South Korea has taken place in Tskhinval.
A well-known Ossetian professional boxer, the WBC European champion in the weight class up to 66.6 kg, the WBC youth world champion, the WBC youth world intercontinental champion a champion of Asia Aslanbek Kozaev defended the WBC European title in the weight class up to 66.6 kg. As IA "Res" has been informed by a coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov, "the fight took place on September 28 in Brussels. A rival of our athlete was a 26 year old Belgian boxer Sasha Vahanian, who had already held 22 fights and all scored a victory, 14 of which he won by knockout ."
Georgian Interior Ministry confirmed the fact of detention of its employee in South Ossetia. As reported with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, "the employee of the Regional Office for Special Assignments Mogeli Toliashvili was detained in the territory of South Ossetia. "
The Georgian agency has noted that they don`t know the reasons why Toliashvili found himself in the territory of South Ossetia.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia has made today a statement in connection with an armed provocation of Georgia at the border of the Republic.
"What has happened at the border cannot be regarded only as a dangerous provocation; this is a consequence of the policy of the Georgian authorities, who for the last months have been accumulating the police and military presence at the border of the Republic of South Ossetia", - said the Minister.
Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement informed the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia of the fact of firing the KGB Border Guard post in the village of Karzman in Dzausky District.
Last night at 3:40 am in the village of Karzman in Dzausky district of South Ossetia with small arms and grenade launchers was fired the Border Patrol post of KGB of South Ossetia.
The government of South Ossetia at the today`s meeting approved a resolution to abolish a simplified regime of crossing the state border of Georgia by the villagers of Artsev in Tskhinval district of the Republic. As a head of the KGB Border Service of South Ossetia Sergei Kolbin has explained in his report, this decision was made with regard to completion the road construction that will provide a year-round traffic service between Tskhinval and the village of Artsev.