Questions on working out a strategy of socio-economic development of South Ossetia up to 2030 have been discussed today at a meeting of the Government of the Republic with the Russian "Center for Strategic Designing" and the Russian project company "Giprogor." The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Economic Development of South Ossetia Zalina Khugati.
The Mission of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia continues to assist in the construction of water supply systems in the rural areas of the Republic.
President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov hosted the well-known Russian businessman Taimuraz Bolloev, who had arrived in the Republic on a working visit. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Rostik Khugaev, head of the Presidential administration Boris Chochiev, First Deputy Prime Minister Guram Melkoev, and a Chairman of the Committee of Industry, Transport and Energy Vasily Dzasseev.
At the beginning of the meeting the President welcomed the guests and told about the plans and processes for rehabilitation and further development of the Republic of South Ossetia.
South Ossetia will be striving for recognition its independence by Georgia. This was declared by the Foreign Minister of South Ossetia David Sanakoev at a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
Projects of the South-Ossetian State University, named after A.A.Tibilov, presented at the IX International Junior Forestry Contest, held in Moscow, have been included in the top ten of the forum. As IA "Res" has been informed by professor of biology and botany of the South-Ossetian State University, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Johnny Kachmazov, the main challenge that faced the competitors was to develop projects for protection the forestry ecology in the world.
Exhibition of works of the Ossetian artists "The Alans Parallels" has been closed in Budapest (Hungary). As IA "Res" has been informed by the head of the International non-profit association «Renaissance Sandidzan» Radion Pukhaev, the exhibition was dedicated to the Ossetian-Iasi cultural and historical ties.
Representatives of the South Ossetian leadership, headed by President Leonid Tibilov and Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Interregional and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries Sergey Chebotarev, arrived on a working visit to the Republic, have visited today Leningor district of South Ossetia.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev is planning to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation on October 8-9.
Flash-poll: How, in your opinion, the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Georgia may affect a relationship between South Ossetia and Georgia?
Kosta Dzugaev, Candidate of Philosophy, associate professor of the South-Ossetian State University:
I think that any positive changes will not take place until 2014.
EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia welcomed the level of cooperation shown by all parties after the September 29 incident occurred near the village of Karzman, (Dzausky district of South Ossetia) and the subsequent detention of the Georgian policeman. This was stated yesterday on the official website of the EU Monitoring Mission. It is noted in the statement, that the extradition of the detained police officer (October 1) by the Russian border guards to the Georgian side "led to the rapid resolution of the situation."
