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The RSO President Eduard Kokoity held a session of the Government Presidium in Tskhinval. 16 questions were placed on the agenda, out of which 13 got approved and three other left out for further elaboration. Among the priority issues was that of sequence of projects falling under the program on reconstruction of private housing damaged during Georgia's armed aggression against South Ossetia. Head of RSO Committee for Reconstruction Zurab Kabisov had a floor on this issue.

The signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between the Emergency Situation Ministries of Russia and South Ossetia will take place on 29 April in Tskhinval, reported the SO Minister for EmergAnatoly Bibilov.
"This is a step towards an agreement to be signed between our ministries. The Memorandum includes provisions related to training of staff for the SO Emergency Ministry, and those related to material and technical assistance to be provided by the Russian side", said Bibilov.

Today, on 28 April, the Georgian side admitted the fact of detention in Goergia a the a citizens of the Russian Federation Valentina Bedoeva. It is noteworthy that on 27 April, the Georgian info-agency “Georgia Online” categorically disclaimed detention of any Russian citizen referring to the words of Head of Georgia’s Interior Ministry Shida Kartli Department V. Jugeli. “Georgian law enforcer did not detain any Ossetian, especially a woman with children”, quoted Georgian-Online V. Jugeli.

The Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev drafted a letter regarding the draft report of the PACE representative Corien Jonker “Humanitarian consequences of war between Georgia and Russia”.
The draft letter states, inter alia:
”The report is has been drafted after the visits of Ms. Corien Jonker to North Ossetia-Alania, South Ossetia and Georgia to monitor the implementation of PACE Resolution № 1648 (2009).

The Government Presidium session approved the list of pensioners, who receive the RSO pension. And are entitled for a lump-sum benefit of 3,000 RUR. The session had also approved the list of wounded and killed during the August events. Madina Chekhoeva, Deputh Minister of Health and Social Development, told the IA RES on about the process of implementation of these programs.

Residents of Tskhinval and villages of South Ossetia affected by Georgian aggression in August 2008 continue receiving humanitarian aid.

At about 3 hrs p.m., in an inhabited area of Tskhinva in Komsomolskaya street (house no. 36), children had found an RPG-22 grenade launcher, reported the press-service of the RSO MoD.
”The combat engineers who arrived at the spot, verified that the grenade launcher RPG-22 was in a stowed status and it bore an inscription in Bulgarian language”, says the press-service report.

Delegation of Co-Chairmen of Geneva talks for Security in the Caucasus is planning to pay a visit to South Ossetia in 5 May, stated the Special Representatives for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev in his Thursday interview.

The reconstruction of buildings destroyed during the Georgian aggression will start this week from 1 May, stated the RSO President Eduard Kokoity at today’s session of the government. He noted that the funding officially starts on 1 May and 790 mil rouble had been already allocated.
”the fund allocation scheme had been set, and the spendings will be under a joint strict control. There should be transparency in place. Many things depend on how effectively wed are able to work”, said Eduard Kokoity.