South Ossetia has all the opportunities to develop eco-tourism. This has been said at a press conference in Tskhinval by Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Sergey Vereshchagin.
According to him, all over the world the most promising branch of economy is tourism.
By April 2013 will be worked out a comprehensive plan for the development of South Ossetia till 2016, according to which will be determined the socio-economic development for the next years. This has been declared at a press conference in Tskhinval by Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Sergey Vereshchagin, who has arrived in the Republic on a working visit.
The mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia has started a construction of a new clinic in the village of Zakkor in Leningor District of the RSO. As IA "Res" has been informed by a spokesperson of the mission Marina Tedeti, "the building of health center in the village became dilapidated and was not more suitable for further use. The local authorities have asked us to help them in building a new health center and the management of the missionhas shown sympathetic understanding of the problem, "- said Tedeti.
Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev has arrived today in South Ossetia on a working visit on the invitation of the Secretary of Security Council of South Ossetia Anatoly Pliev.
The delegation of the Boxing Federation of South Ossetia flew to Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the 50 years anniversary of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Congress.
Concept for creating a Centre for Political Studies in South Ossetia has been discussed today in Tskhinval at the meeting of the expert group Media Center "IR." In discussing the main topic of the meeting - "Internal and Foreign policy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the context of Political Research and Media Coverage" -have taken part representatives of the South Ossetian authorities, in particular, Foreign Minister David Sanakoev, Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, State Adviser of the RSO President Konstantin Kochiev.
Students of the South-Ossetian State University took part in the III meeting of the Russian-Polish seminar on the subject "The young people today and the civil society", which was being held in Poland November 22 - 25.
As one of the participants of the seminar Magda Tibilova said "Res", the workshop had been organized by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Warsaw with the participation of LLC "Sotsioglobus" and the Coordinating Council of the of the RF Federation Council Chairman of the Federal Assembly on cooperation with civil society.
The main problem of refugees and internally displaced persons in South Ossetia is still a shortage of housing.
As IA "Res" has been reported by a Chairman of the RSO Committee on Migration Policy Vladimir Ushakov, "settling the refugees and internally displaced persons needs enormous financial expenses and is difficult to be solved in a short period of time.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that Russia is ready for a dialogue with the new leadership of Georgia, but in consideration of the current geopolitical realities and the decisions on recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, adopted by Russia.
"I once said that the only person, with whom I was not ready to sit at the same table, was Mikhail Saakashvili. He started the war; he committed a crime-first of all, against the Georgian people. He is also guilty of the death of the other countries` citizens. The current Prime Minister – is a representative of another generation of politicians, let`s wait for his real actions, "- Medvedev said in an interview to the newspaper "Kommersant ".
By the decree of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Primate, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, for services to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation Dmitry Medoev has been decorated with an Order of Saint George the Great Martyr.