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President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov received the members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva international discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia. During the meeting the head of the state was informed about the outcome of the Geneva June 8, 2012 twentieth round of negotiations.
A head of the delegation Boris Chochiev reported to the president, that on the initiative of the South Ossetian side during the talks was considered the validity of using the terms "occupation" and "occupied territory" that at the instigation of Georgia are trying to put into circulation the State Department, Congress and U.S. Secretary of State, as well as some international organizations with regard to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Copyright performer of songs from South Ossetia Zarina Dzhabieva took part in the VI International Symposium on "Higher Education of Culture and Arts in the World Educational Space: Russian-Slavic Culture and Intercultural Interaction."

Creation in the Kremlin of a new l agency on cooperation with the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia has indicated that it is the CIS territory which is once again becoming a priority, and, in its potential, a trump card of the Russian leadership. This has been reported to IA "Res" by the expert, a Candidate for History, a coordinator of the working group of the Caucasus and Central Asia department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Federation Alexander Skakov.

Information for media on the results of the twentieth round of the Geneva international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia.

The twentieth round of the Geneva international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia ended June 8, 2012. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Republic of South Ossetia, Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as representatives of the EU, UN and OSCE. South Ossetian delegation was headed by Boris Chochiev.

Joint Statement by Representatives of the Republic of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia on the illegality of using the terms "occupation" and "occupied territory" in relation to South Ossetia and Abkhazia:

Representatives of the Republic of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have stated at the 20th round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia the illegitimacy of using the terms "occupation" and "occupied territories" in relation to South Ossetia and Abkhazia in accordance with norms and principles of the international law.

South Ossetian athlete Azamat Pliev will take part in a major international junior boxing tournament.
This has been said IA "Res" by the coach of the athlete Murat Kokoev.

The next round of the consultations on security in Transcaucasia with the participation of representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, USA, as well as UN, OSCE and EU will start today in Geneva; it will be held for two days – June7 - 8.

The position of the Western countries on the situation in the South Caucasus will not change in the near future.
This was stated by a Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Mira Tskhovrebova, commenting on the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Georgia.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the declaration of Hillary Clinton at the briefing in Batumi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is deeply concerned about the statement of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, made at a briefing in Batumi on June 5, on "recognition of the so-called neutral passports to residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia."

Taking into accountthe U.S. role in supporting the Georgian chauvinist regime, there are not many people in South Ossetia who want to get the so-called ''neutral'' passports of Georgia.
This has been reported to IA "Res" by the Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Law and Local Self-Government of the Parliament of South Ossetia Amiran Diaconov, commenting on the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Georgia.
"If all the roads to the U.S are opened for the owners of these documents, I doubt that we `ll find a lot of people who `ll have a desire to get them", - said the deputy.