A working meeting between members of South Ossetian delegation to Geneva Discussions, headed by Murat Jioev, Presidential Envoy on post conflict resolution and Co-chairmen of Geneva Discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia from EU, OSCE and UN took place in Tskhinval on 11 March 2014 in anticipation of the forthcoming round of the discussions.
The main subject of the meeting was on preparations to the 27th round of Geneva Discussions planned for 25-26 March 2014.
On the situation in Ukraine
Situation in Ukraine, where in the result of a coup Kiev and many cities of Western Ukraine were taken over by armed radical extremists, is closely followed in South Ossetia. Activities of the extremists are getting more large scale and aggressive.
On 12 February State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality of Georgia Paata Zakareishvili, during his speech at the Washington Carnegie Centre underlined that ‘ties of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with Russia are not natural and historic’ and ‘the only resource of Russia in the region is barbed wire’.
From 28 February to 3 March Republic of South Ossetia was visited by a delegation from Italy and San Marino headed by President of Friendship Society Italy-South Ossetia, Professor Mauro Murjia.
The delegation was received by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoev. During the meeting it was underlined that extension and strengthening of trade, economic and cultural ties is beneficial for longstanding relations between the sides in the frame of Friendship Society Italy-South Ossetia.
On 28 February acting in charge Minister of foreign Affairs of Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoev received from the newly appointed Ambassador of Republic of Abkhazia to Republic of South Ossetia A.M. Elbakiev copies of the letters of credence.
D.G. Sanakoev congratulated A.M. Elbakiev with his new appointment and wished him success in extending the bilateral ties.
A.M. Elbakiev expressed readiness to make everything possible for further strengthening off the cooperation between Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Tskhinval, 28 February 2014
During the last days there were of plenty of statements made by the Georgian authorities for mass-media to express their ‘deep concerns’ about resumption of fencing works along the state border line of Republic of South Ossetia.
Attention of the whole world is attached to the opening of ХХII winter Olympic Games, the opening will take place on 7 February 2014 in Russian Federation, in Sochi Russian Federation as the organizer and of the Olympic Games called on participants of armed conflicts, regardless countries and continents, to declare ‘Olympic ceasefire’ during the Olympic Games.
Even in the ancient Greece during the Olympic Games wars were stopped. This tradition to resolve armed conflicts by diplomatic means was later secured in resolution 48/11 of the UN GA dated 25 November 1993.
On appointment of Elbakiev Alan as an Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Republic of Abkhazia in Republic of South Ossetia
On 30 January Alan Mukharbekovich Elbakiev was appointed as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Republic of Abkhazia in Republic of South Ossetia by Decree of the President of Republic of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab.
Bio data:
Elbakiev Alan Mukharbekovich was born on 5 January 1959 in village Sazalet of South-Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
David Sanakoev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of RSO: Dear journalists!
During 10-20 January 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev and Mayor of Tskhinval Alan Alborov were on business trip to Italy. The purpose of the visit was to sign a Friendship Agreement between Tskhinval and Lanusei with participation of Friendship Association Italy - South Ossetia. On 13 January 2014 the agreement was signed in Lanusei between Mayor of Tskhinval Alan Alborov and Mayor of Lanusei Davide Ferreli.
- Tell us about achievements of the MFA in 2013?
On 31 December 2013 President of Republic of South Ossetia Tibilov Leonid Kharitonovich issued a decree to release citizen of Georgia Jeparov Teimuraz Savelevich, sentenced in 2010 to 13 years of imprisonment by Supreme Court of Republic of South Ossetia as per article 278 of Criminal Code of RF.
South Ossetia side has stated a number of times at different international levels, including Geneva Discussions and meetings of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, suggestions on mutual release of the detainers imprisoned in Georgia and South Ossetia.
