South Ossetia

19 Sep 2014 in 13:14

Russia, Georgia and South Ossetia discuss situation on border

Officials of Georgia, South Ossetia and Russia have met in Ergneti. It is the 48th meeting within the framework of the mechanism for prevention of incidents and reaction to them. Gocha Ratiani, the head of the department for information and analysis of the Georgian Interior Ministry, said that the sides will discuss incidents that had happened since the previous meeting on July 31, News Georgia reports.Georgia will discuss pupils in the area, it will protest against illegal barbed wire along the border, water problems.

17 Sep 2014 in 11:11

South Ossetia to close Georgian border for Republic Day

South Ossetia will close the Georgian border on September 20 to mark the Republic Day. Border-crossing will be halted at 8.00pm tomorrow, Res reports.The border will open again at 9.00am on September 21.

15 Sep 2014 in 17:21

Caucasus Press Review (September 8-14)

Caucasus Press Review (September 8-14)Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local pressThe Georgian government has decided to send Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili to the UN General Assembly that New York will soon host. …

14 Sep 2014 in 18:18

For whom does Hemingway's bell toll?

Soviet agent Haji Umar Mamsurov was the prototype of the novel's hero

12 Sep 2014 in 15:44

Wilfried Furman: “The attempt to continue unilateral changes in the ethnic map in Nagorno-Karabakh is obvious”

Interview by Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European Bureau of Vestnik KavkazaProfessor Wilfried Furman of Potsdam University has expressed his opinion about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the light of the Ukrainian crisis and changes in the geopolitical situation in the world.

10 Sep 2014 in 12:37

Georgia to get U.S. assistance in helicopters

The U.S. defense secretary promises the Georgian dream will come true

10 Sep 2014 in 11:53

Georgia to integrate Abkhazia and South Ossetia back peacefully

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said that the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be integrated in Georgia peacefully, Tert.am reports.The president visited Alexeyevka, near Tbilisi, where he watched an air show …

5 Sep 2014 in 13:54

Georgia gets new format of cooperation with NATO

Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Alasania said that the new format of relations given at the NATO summit in Wales expanded shipments of defense equipment, opened Georgian territory for a NATO training center and allowed Georgian soldiers to take part in drills of Western countries. A group of special NATO experts will operate at the Georgian Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces Command.

3 Sep 2014 in 17:59

Reports on South Ossetia’s joining Russia-Abkhazia treaty are groundless, the Ossetian Foreign Ministry says

Reports on South Ossetia’s joining Russia-Abkhazia treaty are groundless, the Ossetian Foreign Ministry saysThe South Ossetian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called reports on the republic’s possible joining a treaty between Russia and …

2 Sep 2014 in 12:54

New schools open in two villages of South Ossetia

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, Prime Minister Domenti Kulumbegov, Head of the Tskhinvali District Administration Alan Pliyev, Head of the State Statistical Directorate Inal Tibilov congratulated pupils on the Knowledge Day in …

1 Sep 2014 in 13:44

Caucasus Press Review (August 25-31)

Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press

26 Aug 2014 in 14:34

How the Ukrainian crisis touches on North Ossetia

Taymuraz Mamsurov: “It will be difficult to reverse industrial development in Russia”

26 Aug 2014 in 14:20

South Ossetia thanks Russia

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, Speaker of Parliament Anatoly Bibolov and the public attended the "Thanks You, Russia" performance organized on the Day of International Recognition of Independence, Res reports.Tibilov noted that formation of the republic had been ongoing for six years and realization of the investment program for socio-economic development of the republic for a year. Defense Minister Valery Yakhnovets wished the South Ossetia peace and well-being.

26 Aug 2014 in 10:08

U.S. does not recognize Abkhaz presidential polls

Spokeswoman of the U.S. State Department Jen Psaki said that the U.S. did not recognize the Abkhaz presidential elections of August 24 and reminded that Abkhazia was still a territory of Georgia, Interfax reports.Psaki urged Russia to …

22 Aug 2014 in 17:15

South Ossetia closes border with Georgia

The South Ossetian authorities have decided to close the republic's border with Georgia until August 27, Interfax reports. The decision has been made in order to secure a successful celebration of the anniversary of the recognition of South Ossetia's independence by Russia, the news agency informs.