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The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia hope for progress in further work, in spite of the complex process of negotiation and the different interests of the parties, told the reporters in Tskhinval the EU co-chairman Herbert Salber.
He has noted that the previous round of discussions is successful, as the participants managed to express their positions on key issues on the agenda.
"At the upcoming round we will continue to work on the agreement on the non-use of force, which is very important for South Ossetia. We understand that the work is difficult, as all parties have their own interests and different positions,"- said Salber.
The EU representative has stressed that after the meetings in Georgia, where there have been recent reshuffle in the government, he does not think that Tbilisi will change its political orientation.
According to the UN representative Hailu Mamo, the co-chairs are optimistic, despite the upcoming hard work.
"I am confident that we will achieve results in all areas, including the agreement on the non-use of force," - he said.
He has also expressed hope that soon the negotiators will return to a discussion of the refugee problem within the framework of the Geneva discussions.
"The South Ossetian and Abkhaz sides have laid down conditions. These issues are discussed; we hope that sooner or later there will be a compromise that will allow us to discuss these issues in Geneva, as well as at other platforms. This is one of the important issues and all participants of the discussions have agreed with it, "- said the co-chair.
As for the work on the search for the missing persons, the OSCE co-chair Angelo Gnedinger has assured that he is doing everthing to clarify the fate of these people.
"We met with the relatives of the missing, and I am very disappointed that they still do not know anything about the fate of their loved ones. Mothers have the right to know what happened to their sons. We do our best to provide them with this information.
We are doing everything we can so that the Georgian authorities will continue to investigate these cases and this work did not stop, "- he said.
The next round of discussions is scheduled for December 9-10.

Patriarch Irinej in his speech has noted that the businessman from South Ossetia, living in Moscow, Gela Valiev accidentally learned about the restoration of the Serbian Patriarch's residence and took the initiative for assistance.

One of the most significant milestones in the history of the struggle for the independence of South Ossetia was November 23, 1989. On this day, the Ossetian people were able to see manifestation of the Georgian provincial fascism. The significance of this date, when the ordinary residents of South Ossetia stopped tens of thousands of aggressive nationalists from all over Georgia, who had allegedly tried to hold a "peace rally" in Tskhinval, was discussed at a round table at the press center of the State Committee of Information and Press of the RSO.

Active rapprochement of Georgia with NATO for South Ossetia is an alarming factor, told reporters today the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev after a meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia.

In South Ossetia are hoping that the next round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia will be more successful in preparing the legally binding documents on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, said Presidential Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at a meeting with the Co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia. Representatives of the UN, OSCE and EU have arrived today in Tskhinval to discuss the agenda for the next round of the Geneva discussions.

Participants of the Mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents (MPRI) during today's meeting have noted that the situation at the state border between South Ossetia and Georgia is stable. The number of incidents and detentions for violation of the state border for the last month does not exceed the average rates.

In accordance with the decrees of the President of South Ossetia on the recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic conducts systematic work to establish relations with these republics, said at a round table in Tskhinval Foreign Minister of South Ossetia David Sanakoev.

President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov met with the State Advisor of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation Ivan Solovyov.
At the beginning of the meeting the President has noted that November 10 in the Republic was celebrated the Day of law enforcement agencies of the RSO, stressing that in the Russian Federation were also honored the law enforcement officers.
"We congratulated our employees, watching with interest how these celebrations were being held in Moscow.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov met with representatives of the chaplains of the Southern Military District of Russia, arrived in the Republic to take part in the methodological and training sessions for officials to work with the faithful servicemen.

South Ossetia was able to form a specific investment climate, creating the conditions for starting business; with this purpose in the Republic are adopted normative acts in the field of investment law, stated the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, answering viewers' questions live on TV "IR."