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Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia: “A female president? That’s not an option. The Caucasus is still the Caucasus…”
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Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia: “A female president? That’s not an option. The Caucasus is still the Caucasus…”http://rt.com/politics/press/komsomolskaya-pravda/presidential-election-south-ossetia/en/ Published: 15 November, 2011, 06:06 Edited: 15 November, 2011, 06:09 Aleksadnr Gamov That is how the current head of the republic commented on former Education Minister Alla Dzhioeva’s “preliminary” victory in the first round of the presidential election in a live Komsomolskaya Pravda radio broadcast. KP: Eduard Dzhabeyevich, speaking of the preliminary (morning of November 14) election results, the leader in South Ossetia’s presidential election is former Education Minister Alla Dzhioeva with 24.6% of the vote. She is followed by the Minister of Emergency Situations Anatoly Bibilov, who has 23.8% of the vote. Could there be a sensational turn of events, and the new head of the republic will be a woman? EK: That’s not an option. Currently, Bibilov already has a marginal lead. KP: And here I was getting excited – thinking that a woman could become president there… EK: No one oppresses women. In our society, women are treated very well – with respect. But the Caucasus is still the Caucasus… KP: If a second round of presidential elections is held, then the referendum on the official status of the Russian language, which was also held last Sunday, will end with sensational results. EK: Yes, we are satisfied that the Russian language has become the republic’s second official language, after Ossetian – which was supported by 83% of the population. That is our gratitude to Russia and all Russians for the help and support that they have provided to our small nation. KP: Let’s go back to the presidential election. Could the second-round election results split South Ossetian society? EK: Indeed, these elections have brought a certain level of divide to society. You can understand, there were more than 30 candidates, of which 13 dropped out of the race, leaving 17. Six withdrew from the campaign in favor of one or another candidate. This is also a normal, democratic process. In any event, it should be noted that our people, as well as our state, have gone through another serious test. I think that the second round will surely determine South Ossetia’s next president. The main thing is to maintain succession in politics, the current policy, and to consolidate our society. KP: In what areas of the current policy do you hope to see continuity? Russian border guards and troops are stationed in your republic. How comfortable will they feel under the new leadership? EK: They should feel like they do at home. The attitudes toward Russian border guards, troops, and specialists, who are located in South Ossetia, with some rare exceptions, are very good. They are regarded as family. As for continuity of the current policy… The people of the republic have shown will power, voting for independence and integration with the Russian Federation in two referendums. Our policy involves strengthening relations with Russia. And only with Russia. We are not seeing any other choice. Anyone, who becomes head of the republic, no matter how much authority he has or what his merits are – will either way be forced to continue this policy. Any deviation will, of course, come under close scrutiny of the population, because the people of South Ossetia know what they want, and that it to be and live together with Russia. KP: What is the situation currently like on the Georgian border? EK: The situation is normal despite the fact that vindictive statements are being made by the Georgian leadership. We are also seeing various provocations on the part of Georgia’s law enforcement agencies. But in any event, we need to work to create friendly relations between our nations in the long term. Stability and peace in the Caucasus depend on this. President Medvedev Opens Rail Link to Resource-Rich Yakutskhttp://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/president-medvedev-opens-rail-link-to-resource-rich-yakutsk.html November 15, 2011, 1:02 AM EST By Ilya Arkhipov Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Dmitry Medvedev today opened a link connecting natural resources rich Yakutsk to Russia’s main railway lines. The link connecting Yakutsk to Baikalo-Amurskaya railway will allow transport of over 12 million tons of cargo by 2015 and 20 million tons by 2030, Vladimir Yakunin, chief executive officer of OAO Russian Railways, told reporters. Yakunin said separately that a planned railway bridge over the Lena river may cost $2 billion. To contact the reporter on this story: Ilya Arkhipov in Moscow at iarkhipov@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Shamim Adam at sadam2@bloomberg.net 10:54 15/11/2011ALL NEWS
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/272116.html NIZHNY BESTYAKH, Republic of Yakutia, November 15 (Itar-Tass) —— Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pledged to continue efforts to expand railway networks across Russia, including in its Northern areas. Thus, he promised that a railway line would branch off the Amur-Yakutsk main line across the river Lena near the city of Yakutsk. “It is a must to link the railway line with Yakutsk, across the Lena,” Medvedev said at a ceremony marking the end of the construction of the Berkakit-Tommot-Nizhny Bestyakh section of the Amur-Yakutsk railway. “Be sure we shall build this section. Apart from that, we have big plans to develop railway service in the Northern areas. I am sure these plans are to come true in the next few decades.” The head of state greeted the railway builders but noted that due to various reasons, it took too long to complete the work. “The final phase was completed at an accelerated pace,” he stressed. “This is the northernmost railway that will be integrated into the united railway network across our vast homeland.” 11:13 15/11/2011ALL NEWS
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/272134.html YAKUTSK, November 15 (Itar-Tass) — Russia's inflation rate will run at 7 percent this year, President Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting of the Public Committee and the core group of the United Russia party on Tuesday. "It's much for developed countries, but not bad for us," the head of state said emphasizing that "we have still better plans for the next year." Directory: gifiles -> attach attach -> British Forces – Akrioti, Greece Griffin Fighter Squadron (84 Squadron raf) MoD announced possible Typhoon and Tornado arrivals to the base France attach -> Russia 110204 Basic Political Developments attach -> Unclassified//for official use only attach -> Adaptability Sustainment attach -> Pop-up 1 ("C" Chechnya) Header Text: Emir of the Caucasus Emirate Doku Umarov Image attach -> Russia and Islam are not Separate attach -> Chapter 13: The Northern Caucasus attach -> Russia 100209 Basic Political Developments attach -> The evolution attach -> The devolution Download 336.63 Kb. Share with your friends:
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