November, 17 saw a meeting of Murat Dzhioev, the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, heading South Ossetian mission, with the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN who had arrived to Tskhinval in anticipation of the coming round of the discussions.
The agenda of the 34th round of the discussions, planned for December 8-9, 2015 was talked over.
The Catalan Parliament initiated process of separating the autonomous community from Spain when accepted a corresponding resolution on November, 9.
Despite the sharp reaction for the resolution expressed in Madrid and EU in general, we hope the parties would manage to exercise restraint and use peaceful political tools in order to solve contentious questions through passing an exam on commitment to democratic values that are widely advocated in Europe.
Alan Kochiev, the Acting Foreign Minister, and officers of South Ossetia Foreign Ministry laid flowers at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia commemorating the passengers and the crew who became victims of the air disaster when Russian airliner went down in flames in Egypt.
November, 1, 2015, Tskhinval
Pertaining to the statement of Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
Pertaining to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s intention to investigate the affairs of the August, 2008
Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, submitted an official request to the ICCt to conduct an investigation of the August affairs, when Georgia unleashed a full-scaled military aggression against South Ossetia.
Concerning the results of the 33rd round of the Geneva International Discussions
Regular round of the Geneva International Discussions was held on October, 6-7, 2015. Official mission from South Ossetia, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, missions from Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the USA as well as representatives of the EU, the UN and OSCE took part in negotiations.
July 6, 2015 saw Mauro Murgia, the President of Italy - South Ossetia Friendship Society, organizing a news conference in Palermo, Sicily. Reliable and accurate information on history of formation of the Republic of South Ossetia and the current international status of the Republic was delivered to the Italian journalists.
After the news conference the attendees were given an opportunity to examine South Ossetia and perceive the life of this small Caucasian country and its people through a photo exhibition “South Ossetia: the Country and People” prepared by Leonardo Mattioli.
At the invitation of Irina Guchmazova, headmaster of school “Albion” named after Kosta Khetagurov, Kazbulat Tskhovrebov visited the school and met with teachers and upper-formers. The Minister shared his opinion on current issues of global politics, including the situation in Middle East.
Albina Chekhoeva, Head of Information Analytics Directorate, participate in the meeting.
International community is following events of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly.
President Putin’s UN General Assembly speech was expected as he spoke on Russian vision on international situation, problems in Middle East and Ukraine.
I carefully listened to the President. There is no secret that South Ossetia has always been politically oriented to the Russian Federation and thus Russian opinion on definite terms of international agenda influences international policy of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Kazbulat Tskhovrebov, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, hosted a meeting with official delegation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, who arrived to Tskhinval to participate in celebrations dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.
An Hour of National Symbols of the Republic of South Ossetia in anticipation of the National Flag Day and the 25th Anniversary of the Republic was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Konstantin Kochiev, State Counsellor to the President of the Republic, attended the meeting and made a brief retrospective journey into the history of South Ossetia formation and its national symbols – the National Flag, Emblem and Anthem, adoption.
September 18, 2015, Tskhinval
Round work table, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of society VOKS – SSOD - Roszarubezhcenter – Rossotrudnichestvo and the 5th anniversary of the activity conducted by Mission of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of South Ossetia, was organized in Russian Center of Science and Culture in Tskhinval on September, 15.
