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The EU, OSCE and the United Nations co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on safety in Transcaucasia have arrived in Tskhinval with a working visit. The delegation has met with the Plenipotentiary of the President on post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev and members of the RSO delegation at the Geneva discussions. The delegation has included thenew EU co-chairman Phillip Lefor. Boris Chochiev has congratulated Lefor on his appointment, having noted that South Ossetia will co-operate with him as with the co-chairman of the Geneva discussions, but not as with the special EU representative in the Southern Caucasus.Boris Chochiev has presented a summary of the situation in South Ossetia.

Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has finished the project on realization of cleaning and partial repair of the irrigation canal in the villages Tsorbis and Kornis in (Znaurskiy district, RSO). It has been informed the IA RES by the employee of the Mission on public relations Marina Tedety. «As a result of landslip, the part of the irrigation canal which supplied the farmlands of peasants with water, has been damaged and the system did not function throughout the long period of time. In this connection, inhabitants of the villages Tsorbis and Kornis had serious problems with irrigation of crops, - Tedety has told. -The representative of the mentioned villages has addressed to us with the request of rendering assistance in resolving this problem.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has accepted the offer to head the public organization «National Unity». The head of the state has declared about his consent at the session of the organization being held on September, 25 in Tskhinval. It should be reminded that earlier the non-governmental foundation "Patriot" has announced its integration with the public organization «National Unity» and has addressed to Eduard Kokoity with the request to head this new public association. «I have accepted the offer to head the public organization" National Unity", as I understand that we should work and struggle together to defend the rights of our military men, law enforcement officers and members of their families», - the President has declared. He has reminded about the defenders of South Ossetia in 1989-1992 left to the mercy of fate,facing their problems. «It`s not the right way.

On September, 24 the Central Election Committee of the RSO has accepted the documents set from the initiative groups, nominating Batradz Dzutstsaty (the chairman of the social movement «Ossetia for democracy») and Lev Gagiev (a surgeon of the Republican somatic hospital) for presidential election in South Ossetia. As the Central Election Committee has informed the IA RES, at present the subscription lists have been submitted by the initiative groups of Vadim Tskhovrebov, Dmitry Tasoev and Dzhambolat Tedeev. For today (September, 26) 24 initiative groups and two political parties, nominating the candidates for presidential election in the RSO on November, 13 have addressed to the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia. All the initiative groups, except for Alan Pliev, Vasily Bestaev, Batradz Dzutstsaty and Lev Gagiev have already received certificates on registration at the Central Election Committee.

A session of the Youth wing of the People `s Party of the RSO has been held in Tskhinval, where the results of the trip of the Party delegation led by the Chairman of the Youth wing Michail Kochiev tothe Republic of Slovakia have been discussed.Kochievhas informed the gathered about theresults of the trip, in particular, on the work for establishing friendly relations with the Slovak youth.«Our visit to Slovakia began on September, 18 and was based on the invitation of the progressive Slovak youth organization - Association of the Slovak youth. It should be noted that this organizationhas been pursuing the fair policy both in the internal, and in the international scene», - Michail Kochiev has informed.

On September, 27 the EU, OSCE and the United Nationsdelegation of the Geneva discussionsco-chairmen on safety in Transcaucasia will arriveinthe capital of South Ossetia with working visit.As IA RES has been informed at the office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement, the delegation will be received by the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO Boris Chochiev.

Quiz: the Pacific state Tuvalu has recognized the independence of South Ossetia. How do you estimate this act and what steps we should take to be recognized by the other states?

Murat Dzhioev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RSO:

During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Tuvalu to South Ossetia the joint statement on establishment diplomatic relations has been signed in Tskhinval. It means that the Republic of South Ossetia has been recognized by one more state.

For today (on September, 23) 22 initiative groups and two political parties nominating the candidates for presidential election in the RSO on November, 13, have addressed to the Central Election Committee of South Ossetia. IA RES has published the list of applicants who have already addressed to the Central Election Committee aspiring to the position of the head of the state.

The Central Election Committee of the RSO has accepted today a set of documents from the initiative group, nominating Vasily Bestaev - a member of the Advocatory chamber of the RSO-Alania- for presidential election in South Ossetia. It has been informed the News agency "Res" at the Central Election Committee of the RSO.

The meeting of the commission of South Ossetia and delegation of Russia on delimitation of the frontier of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation has been held in Moscow. According to the phone message of the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia Boris Chochiev to IA RES from Moscow, the questions connected with preparation of signing of the agreement between the RSO and the Russian Federation about the state frontier have been discussed at the third meeting.