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Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

Twenty-three years ago, November 23, 1989 on the outskirts of Tskhinval was stopped a march of tens of thousands of the Georgian extremists, organized by leaders of the nationalist movements, through complicity of the authorities of Georgia. The march to Tskhinval was aimed at intimidating the Ossetians that would have to be followed by their expulsion from the territory of South Ossetia. That plan of the Georgian nationalists was thwarted, however, those November days were a prologue to the long struggle of the people of South Ossetia for the right to life, liberty, and human dignity.

The round table discussion on "Prospects for ensuring a favorable investment climate in the Republic of South Ossetia", organized by the Republican political party "Unity" has been held in Tskhinval. The discussion on the state investment policy, perfection of legislation on improving the investment climate and attracting foreign investment in the economy of South Ossetia was attended by public and political figures of the Republic.

Georgia's new authorities announced their intention to cooperate with the authorities of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Russia. This has been declared at the briefing in Tskhinval by the OSCE spokesman - the future co-chair of the Geneva discussions Andriy Deshitsiya.
"Yesterday we met with the new representative of the Georgian side, who announced the intention to continue working in the format of the Geneva discussions, as well as to cooperate with the authorities of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Russia", - said Deshitsiya.
According to him, the meeting also dealt with the possible steps to strengthen security and stability in the region.

November 20 co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia paid a working visit to the Republic of South Ossetia. In Tskhinval the delegation was received by representatives of leadership of the Republic of South Ossetia, led by the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

A meeting of co-chairs of the international discussions on security in Transcaucasia with members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva talks is under way in Tskhinval.
Opening the meeting, the head of the delegation of South Ossetia, Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev has recalled yesterday's trip of the co-chairs to Leningor district where they had the opportunity to see how people live after the war in August 2008.
"This trip was very important. You have seen that people in the region live in peace, and there are no any ethnic conflicts there. People want to live in peace ", - said the envoy.

South Ossetian delegation went to Moscow to take part in the third national forum of heads of the public health system facilities.

Co-Chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia have visited today Leningor district of South Ossetia. As the RSO Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev told IA "Res", Philippe Lefort (EU), Antti Turunen (UN) and Podrig Murphy (OSCE) had visited social facilities in the district, talked to local people.

South Ossetia delegation has paid a visit to Abkhazia, where acquainted itself with the border crossing regime in Gali district of the Republic.

April 30, 2009 in accordance with the interstate agreements, Russian border guards started supervising the state border of South Ossetia. The guards started to protect our border virtually from scratch, stationed in tents or outdoor. Today, after more than three years, instead of tents there are the multifunctional complex sub-units of the Border Guard Service along the border of the Republic.

A Centre of public access to Legal Information of the Russian Federation has opened at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in the capital of South Ossetia.