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The present-day situation at the border between Georgia and South Ossetia, including cases of violation of South Ossetia’s airspace, was discussed at a meeting within the framework of MPRI held in Ergnety on January, 29.

Ten persons were arrested and made criminally liable in Azerbaijan in connection with disturbances in Ismailly on January 23-24, including two who caused a road accident which resulted in an arson of “Chyrag” hotel. Besides, 52 more people were detained, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Prosecutor General’s office of Azerbaijan report.

Last night unidentified people in Buinaksk fired upon a police checkpoint located at the entrance of the town. Nobody was injured.

Georgi Sibashvili, First ex-Deputy Governor of the district of Kakhetia, Eastern Georgia, is suspected of abuse of authority and misappropriation of state funds, Department of Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance reported.

Local residents dissatisfied with the actions of a committee for estimation of the damage inflicted by showers and hail in summer of 2012 held actions of protest in three settlements of Georgia.

50 thousand signatures for renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad were submitted to the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Darya Dedova, Press Secretary of “Trade Union of Citizens of Russia”, reported today.

Funeral of lieutenant colonel of police Anatoly Bukin killed according to law enforcement bodies, by Zeitun Boziev passed off in Nalchik today. Several hundred people came to the funeral, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria reports.

Today Ramazan Abdulatipov temporarily acting as Head of Dagestan signed a decree of resignation of the Government and nominated Muhtar Medjidov as candidate for the office of Prime Minister.

On the basis of the law “On Amnesty”, six “thieves in law” were released from prisons in Georgia. They must leave the country within 24 hours because according to the legislation in force, they have no right to stay in its territory.

Today a single-person picket took place near the bus terminal in Nazran. The action with a demand to find trainer of Ingush wrestling club “Kaloy” Ahmed Buzurtanov was held by his sister Liza Buzurtanova.

A mass action of protest was held in Istanbul in response to assaults at the Armenians which became more frequent.

Two participants of the incident with firing in the air, loud singing and dancing lezghinka in the street of Stavropol in the night time were expelled from institutes of higher education.

The Supreme Court of Chechen Republic sentenced private entrepreneur Islam Shamsaitov to three years of custody for finance support of participants of armed underground.

During trial on the case of colonel Yuri Budanov’s murder the defence entered a motion to disclose in the presence of the jury witness Alexander Evtukhov’s evidence he give in process of preliminary investigation in connection with inconsistencies the lawyers considered significant. The court dismissed the motion.

A presentation of the first Alpine skiing track in Armkhi, Ingushetia, passed off in Moscow within the framework of creation of North-Caucasian tourist cluster.

Ex-Head of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov in his new official position will manage interethnic relations, Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov informed.

Purchasing IDS Borjomi company by the Russian “Alpha-Group” indicates to a high level of trust to “Borjomi” and shows the prospect of new market entry of the production, experts in Georgia consider.

Today during operational search actions the policemen killed Zeitun Boziev suspected of murders of Rector of Agricultural University of Kabardino-Balkaria Boris Zherukov and TV journalist Kazbek Gekkiev, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Russian Federation reports.

On January, 29, citizen of South Ossetia Ippolit Magkoev was released by the authorities of Georgia within the framework of Mechanism for prevention and reaction to incidents (MPRI). However, according to Head of South-Ossetian delegation at a meeting of MPRI Hokh Gagloity, “one more citizen of South Ossetia, Tutaev, has not yet been released”.

Candidate for presidency of Armenia Andreas Gukasyan declined a request of another participant of the presidential election Paruir Airikyan to stop hunger strike and declared readiness to continue his action.