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Comment of the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioev on the statements of the current Georgian authorities to amend the so-called law on "the occupied territories."

The so-called law on the occupied territories of Georgia was adopted in autumn 2008, after the failed attempt of the Georgian authorities to seize South Ossetia, applying military force. In essence, this "law" was a clear demonstration of the fact that Saakashvili continued pursuing the policy of Gamsakhurdia, aimed at tight blockade of South Ossetia.

Parliament of South Ossetia condemned the meeting of the Georgian officials with the Ossetian community organizations and official institutions. During the today`s Presidium of the Parliament of South Ossetia, the Speaker of the legislative body Stanislav Kochiev has said that yesterday in North Ossetia was planned a meeting of the so-called scientists and public figures of Georgia with the head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov.

At the round table in Tskhinval, organized by the Ministry of Defence as part of series of events devoted to the struggle of the people of South Ossetia for independence and freedom, were discussed the events of the late 1980's, early 90's, when Georgia had launched a military aggression against South Ossetia.

South Ossetian branch of the Russian Interregional youth public organization "New People" will take part in the International Youth Forum "Slavic integration", which will be held from 1 to 3 March in Zadonsk (Lipetsk region, Russia). This has been said IA "Res" by the head of the branch Zaribeg Gogichaev.

A team of four Ossetian athletes will travel to the U.S. for martial arts training in the world famous American Kickboxing Academy in San-Jose (California). As a trainer-manager of the sportsmen Ruslan Dzhabiev said IA "Res", "during the conversation with the owner of the Academy Javier Mendez, he asked me to send to America several promising Ossetian athletes to be trained at his club. - As a result of their level of technical, tactical and physical training will be considered their possible participation in the debut matches in the United States by the UFC rules (Ultimate Fighting Championship."

South Ossetian authorities are ready to continue working on a project to assemble the light aircraft and helicopters in the Republic in case of compliance with all legal formalities. In this regard, the First Deputy Prime Minister of South Ossetia Guram Melkoev met with the director of "Your Avia-centre - South Ossetia" Georgy Valiev, who also represented his Russian counterpart, General Director of "Your Avia-centre" Victor Boychenko. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Committee of Industry, Transport and Energy, Vasily Dzasseev.

Statement of the Republican Political Party "United Ossetia"

Recently, the new leadership of Georgia declaring the alleged change in policy, has intensified the efforts to establish personal, economic and cultural contacts with Russian and South Ossetian politicians, public figures and intellectuals. Such event, held in Moscow on January 26, has rightly caused negative reaction of the public of North and South Ossetia, and has demonstrated the willingness of the patriotic forces to suppress strictly such kind of provocations.

Statement of the Republican Political Party "United Ossetia"

Recently, the new leadership of Georgia declaring the alleged change in policy, has intensified the efforts to establish personal, economic and cultural contacts with Russian and South Ossetian politicians, public figures and intellectuals. Such event, held in Moscow on January 26, has rightly caused negative reaction of the public of North and South Ossetia, and has demonstrated the willingness of the patriotic forces to suppress strictly such kind of provocations.

In Tskhinval have started the actions devoted to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia and the Day of Defender of the Fatherland.

February 16 Council of the Moscow Ossetian community announced its decision, which reads as follows: "We are appealing to all the Ossetians in Moscow to take part in a demonstration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in support of the demand to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian people under the regime of Gamsakhurdia - Saakashvili from 1990 to 2008."