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Strengthening friendly relations with South Ossetia is a priority for the Russian Federation's state policy in the North Caucasus and serves the interests of both peoples, Police Colonel General Sergei Bachurin, Head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus Federal District, stated during a meeting of the bilateral Committee of the South Ossetian and North Ossetian Ministries of Internal Affairs.

It's time for Tbilisi to stop dreaming about uniting its lands and adopt a pragmatic approach to assessing its perception of reality, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry noted, commenting on the speech of the Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili at the 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna.

"Bochorishvili did not fail to voice a set of clichéd statements about the 'occupation,' of the so-called territorial integrity of Georgia, and other assertions divorced from reality.

The international conference "The Role of Interaction between the Political Party Factions and Blocs in Inter-parliamentary Cooperation among the CIS Countries" was held in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in Moscow.

The parliamentary delegation from South Ossetia, headed by Zita Besaeva, First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legislation, Rule of Law, and Local Self-Government, participated in the conference.

South Ossetia continues to inform the international community about the genocide of the Ossetian people. This was stated by the Republic's Foreign Minister, Akhsar Dzhioev, during the final press conference.

According to the Minister, South Ossetia is actively spreading the relevant materials to foreign countries.

"The South Ossetian Parliament once adopted the relevant documents on this topic collected, which South Ossetia tried to spread as widely as possible to foreign countries to convey the pain of the Ossetian people," he said.

A grand solo concert by the world opera star and People's Artist of the Republic Veronika Dzhioeva and the State Male Choir under President of South Ossetia took place in the capital of South Ossetia.

The event was attended by Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, Minister of Culture Rada Dzagoeva, ex- President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, Rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeev, and hundreds of admirers of the artist's work.

The evening's program featured the compositions of various genres and eras.

South Ossetia intends to take steps toward rapprochement with Belarus, the head of the Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Akhsar Dzhioev,stated.

The Minister has emphasized that, as a first step, humanitarian, cultural and sporting cooperation between the two countries will be strengthened.

"Belarus is the interesting country for us, with shared historical ties," Dzhiev noted.

The South Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is strengthening cooperation with its Russian counterparts, Minister Akhsar Dzhioev announced at the final press conference.

According to him, the main goal of the Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expanding and strengthening international ties.

The first meeting of the Cooperation Commission between the Parliament of South Ossetia and the State Duma of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation will take place in Moscow.

According to the press service of the South Ossetian Parliament, the meeting will take place on December 3 in the State Duma building. The South Ossetian Parliamentary delegation is led by Zita Besaeva, First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Legislation, Rule of Law, and Local Self-Government.

The "Ural-Caucasus: Connecting Threads" festival, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Aslan-Girey Galati Sverdlovsk Cultural Society and the So-Deistvie Center Foundation, took place at the Chermen State Cinema and Concert Hall in Tskhinval.

The Festival guests' introduction to the culture and traditions of the Urals began with the "We Are 20 Years Old!" exhibition, featuring books and materials dedicated to the Ural region and the organizations' twenty years of activity.

A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Nevinnomyssk State Humanitarian and Technical Institute and the A.A. Tibilov South Ossetian State University as part of the 16th International Scientific and Practical Conference "The Caucasian Dialogue" and the implementation of the "Decade of Science and Technology" action plan in Stavropol Krai.

The document was signed by Igor Nikolaevich Minailo, Acting Rector of Nevinnomyssk State Humanitarian and Technical Institute, and Vadim Botazovich Tedeev, Rector of the South Ossetian State University.