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Today the next meeting within the frames of Mechanisms on prevention and reaction to incidents will take place on the Georgian-Ossetiaт border in the village Dvan. As the Deputy Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on post conflict settlement Merab Chigoev has informed the news agency "Res", the representatives of South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia will take part in the meeting, with the assistance of the EU observers and the co-chairman of the Geneva discussions from the OSCE.

The statement of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze that his country does not intend to leave a format of the Geneva discussions is «the next trick of the Georgian leadership». It has been declared the news agency "Res» by the Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on the post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev. «It turns out that Vashadze hasn`t known about the announcement of his assistant Sergey Kapanadze that Georgia does not see any sense in participating in the Geneva discussions any more. Kapanadze cites as if Russia carries out some acts of terrorism against Georgia», - the Plenipotentiary has said. He has noticed that the similar statement were made by the Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia, the head of the Georgian delegation in a format of the Geneva discussions Giga Bokerija who, however, has denied subsequently his own words.

The President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has called the people and the deputies of the Parliament of the Republic to the unity. It is told in the today’s appeal of the head of the state. Here is a full text of the appeal. - Dear friends! For many years we have been fighting for the freedom of our people shoulder to shoulder.

Today at the Parliament session in Tskhinval the agreements between the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Nicaragua have been ratified. The session was conducted by the Speaker of the Parliament of the RSO Stanislav Kochiev. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RSO Murat Dzhioev has also been invited to the session. The South-Ossetian parliamentarians have ratified the bilateral agreements on cooperation with the Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Nicaragua signed in July, 2010. The deputies have also ratified the Agreement between the government of the RSO and the government of Nicaragua about mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Republic of the RSO and Nicaragua, signed in Managua, the Republic of Nicaragua on July, 20 2010. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RSO Murat Dzhioev has informed the parliamentarians on the work done by the Ministry in 2010.

The bill of Georgia about issuing the identity cards in South Ossetia and Abkhazia - is absolutely unacceptable for the Republic. It has been declared the news agency "Res" by the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of the RSO Yury Dzitstsoity in regards to the intention of the Georgian Parliament to consider this question within the next few days. «Georgia, as well as some other countries which support it, pretends that there are no any recognized states, as South Ossetia and Abkhazia. They are ignoring them in each possible way and are searching the so-called" alternative «settlement ways», - has declared Dzitstsoity.

On May, 31, 2011 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity the State Counsellor of the President of the RSO Kozaev Narim Zakharovich was appointed to the position of the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Yesterday the ex-president of Georgia Edward Shevardnadze has declared that « the films like «The Five days of August "any more will not change the report of the commission of the EU in which is told that the Georgians the first began the military operations, having attacked Tskhinval». The Plenipotentiary of the President of the RSO on the post conflict settlement Boris Chochiev has given the comments about it. «What Shevardnadze has told in three years - the world community knew not only after the August aggression, but also after the report of the independent commission led by Mrs. Hajdi Taljavini», - Chochiev has told.

In honour of the Day of Russia a gala concert with participation of the Russian folk group «The Red May rose» from St.-Petersburg, a performer from North Ossetia Valery Bugulov and the South-Ossetian dancing choreographic groups has taken place in Tskhinval. The concert has passed in the evening of June, 12. During the whole evening the Russian group «The Red May rose» which has visited South Ossetia for the first time was charging the people which have gathered on a central square of Tskhinval with the positive energy. Having started the performance with the hymn of Russia, the soloists of the group have sung a number of national-variety songs.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has sent the congratulatory telegram to the Prime Minister of the government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the occasion of celebrating the Day of Russia. It has been reported the News agency "Res» at the Presidential Administration of the Republic. «Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich! On behalf of the people of the Republic of South Ossetia and for myself personally I have honour to send you sincere congratulations on the occasion of celebrating the Day of Russia. - is told, in particular, in the telegram. - This holiday – is a symbol of the national unification and general responsibility for the present and the future of Russia, personifying indissolubility of centuries-old traditions of the Russian statehood and the values of freedom and democracy». Eduard Kokoity has noticed that there were great victories, pain and joy, grief and triumph in the history of Russia.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity on behalf of the people of South Ossetia and for himself personally has congratulated the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on the Day of Russia. It has been reported the News agency "Res» at the Presidential Administration of the Republic of South Ossetia. «Reunion of the people for the sake of preservation of rich history, unique culture, formation of the powerful and worthy state in which there should live the future generations - here is the high idea which is taken as a principle of the Day of Russia, - is told in a congratulation of the President. - At all times the love for their country and indefatigable work of citizens of Russia provided its progress and turned it the mighty and prospering state. And today the creative potential of Russia, fidelity to traditions of friendship and tolerance, unification and patriotism are the basis of success in all future affairs and fulfillments, support of statehood and democratic development of the society».