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Two Georgian citizens were detained in South Ossetia for violation of the state border of the Republic. As the news agency, "Res" was informed at the press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, "currently, citizens of Georgia Zaza Khidasheli and Malhaz Edisherashvili are at the Border Service Agency of the KGB of South Ossetia. The detainees are under investigation to establish the circumstances of violating the state border of the Republic."

Issues of the forthcoming round of Geneva discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus were discussed today at a meeting of the South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov with members of the South Ossetian delegation in Geneva.

The XVII International Economic Forum is being held this year under the theme "Prospects for the global economy - the time for decisive actions." Republic of South Ossetia at the forum is represented by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dmitry Medoev and Minister for Economic Development Zalina Khugati.It is planned a series of events on the top priority topics that will be discussed at the forthcoming summit of G20: stimulating investment to accelerate economic growth, public debt management, the reform of the global financial system, the sustainable development of the energy markets and the strengthening of the world trade.

Tomorrow, June 21in the village of Ergneti, at the border of South Ossetia will be held the 35 meeting in the format of Mechanisms for Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI). As the news agency "Res" was informed at the office of Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, the parties would discuss issues related to security in the areas adjacent to the border of South Ossetia."There will be an overview of the incidents taking place at the border between South Ossetia and Georgia since the last meeting of MPRI May 31.

In addition to the military confrontation with Georgia, South Ossetia is known for its rich history, but in the Russian information space the Republic is often associated with corruption scandals and political upheaval. This opinion was expressed by Director of the Russian Center for Political Science "North-South", the Deputy Dean of the History Department of the Moscow State University Alexey Vlasov, during a meeting with the faculty and students of the South Ossetian State University. In his lecture "Politics in post-Soviet Russia: Current Status and Prospects" Vlasov expressed his vision on Russia`s political relations with the countries of the South Caucasus - Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.

A meeting of representatives of the Russian Political Studies Center "North-South" and the Moscow State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov, with the teaching staff of the South Ossetian State University named Alexander Tibilov, has been held in the capital of South Ossetia.

Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Yuri Dzitstsoity will take part in the Vth Conference of the North Caucasus Parliamentary Association. As the news agency "Res" has been informed at the IAC of the Parliament of South Ossetia, the conference will be held in the capital of Dagestan - Makhachkala.

Today, in the south-eastern outskirts of Tskhinval took place the unveiling of a memorial stone to six riot squad members who had been killed defending South Ossetia in 1992. Among them are Zurab Gubaev, Stanislav Gabaraev, Gennady Dzhabiev, Yuri Kozhukhov, Alexander Mikhaylenko and Gregory Sanakoev. The memorial stone was set up by their colleagues - the riot squad members.

The main goal of the Georgian authorities, who, since 2009 have been submitting the resolution on refugees to the UN General Assembly, is the desire to demonstrate in this paper as if South Ossetia and Abkhazia are the parts of Georgia. This was stated by Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia on the post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, commenting on the UN General Assembly`s adoption of the resolution on "The status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region / South Ossetia, Georgia."

The first meeting of the organizing committee for state events was held in Tskhinval, where the participants discussed the plan of events to mark the fifth anniversary of Russia's recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia. The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.