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Regarding the statement of Georgian side of withdrawal from the existing negotiation process format on Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement

As it has become known Tbilisi made a decision of withdrawal of Georgian side from the existing negotiation process format on Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement what was particularly stated on 4 March this year by the Georgian State Minister on Reintegration m-r Yacobashvili. For the condition for resuming talks he stipulated revision of Joint Control Commission format and entering EU and so called “interim administration of South Ossetia” representatives in.

Yesterday the President of the Republic of south Ossetia Eduard Kokoity visited Dmenisi village were the act of terrorism committed. There he met Tskhinvali district militia department servicemen and whose colleges fall a victim of terrorist action. The President in person presented condolences to the bereaved families.

Today the President of the Republic of South Ossetia held a regular conference with the heads of ministries and departments. The representatives honored with the minute of silence the memory of the 28 Fabriary terrorist action victims. The Head of the Republic once again paid attention to the fact of intensification of diversion and provocative activity of Georgia.

The state of wounded in terrorist action in Dmenis is satisfactory. It was informed to IA “Res” correspondent in the Republic Hospital. “Kusraev, Bibilov and Kokoev have numerous missile wounds at face and chest. At present the state of wounds is satisfactory, but is required medical treatment”- informed the Head doctor of the RH Nodar Kokoev. In the result of explosion fired in the village of Dmenis on 28 February two men died: Valter Alborov and Sevastir Maldzigov. The three are badly wounded. And fifteen men are wounded slightly.

On 28 February, at 15:25 in Dmenis village of Tskhinval district of the Republic of South Ossetia an act of terrorism was committed. The explosion device planted in a TV set, exploded in the building of the local police station; at the same time in the neighborhood Russian Federation President early elections were held. The explosion resulted in numerous wounded and life losses.

On 28 February, at 15:30 in Dmenis settlement of Tskhinval district of RSO two members of MIA of South Ossetia were killed in the result of explosion. Two policemen also were conveyed to the Republic clinic with heavy wounds. The explosion device had been planted in a TV set and fired as soon as it was switched on in the room of duty service of Dmenis settlement police station.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of RSO Mikhail Mindzaev gave comments to Republican mass media regarding an act of terrorism happened today in Dmenis village administration of Tskhinval district. “After the arrival of investigation teems of RSO Ministry of Interior to the spot it was found out that in Dmenis village department happened explosion.

Moscow paid attention to free interpretation of the results of V.V. Putin and M.N. Saakashvili recent meeting expressed in late utterances of Georgian officials. Particularly they pointed to some agreement of controlling jointly the checkpoints at Abkhazian and South Ossetian border sectors i.e. at Psou and Roki Tunnel. They mention allegedly received by Georgian side assurances that Russia “will never recognize” Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

An act of terrorism has happened in the Republic of South Ossetia. As Minister of Internal Affairs of RSO Mikhail Mindzaev informed IA “Res” correspondent “approximately at 15 : 25 at RSO MIA checkpoint in Kokhat village fired an explosive device hidden in a TV set. It was left at the checkpoint by some by passers admittedly Georgians by nationality. There are casualties in the result of explosion. Their number is not exact”. Kokhat village is one of the most distant Ossetian villages of Tskhinval district of RSO.

“Establishment of Russian-Georgian customs checkpoints at the Russian-South-Ossetian border is nonsense”-said the Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov. Commenting to IA “Res” correspondent the information of ostensibly reached by Russia and Georgia agreement of joint control over Rok Tunnel Taimuraz Mamsurov called provocative the claims of Georgian side.