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Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev, at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the presentation of the 2026 International Youth Festival for representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian Embassy.

The event brought together more than 120 representatives of the the oreign embassies from 84 countries, as well as international organizations.

The Border Service of the State Security Committee of South Ossetia summarized its work for the first quarter of 2026, reporting the detention of 97 violators of border legislation at various sections of the state border.

According to the KGB, of the total number of those detained, 34 individuals violated state border regulations, and 63 violated border regulations.

The Border Service conducted investigations into each violation identified.

South Ossetia will provide humanitarian aid to residents of Dagestan affected by severe flooding.

The Republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations is currently forming a convoy to send humanitarian aid to Makhachkala, the rescue agency's press service reports.

The Ministry has reported that, on the on the instruction of the South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev, the head of the Republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ibrahim Gasseev, held telephone conversations with the head of Dagestan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, Nariman Kazimagamedov.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev held meetings at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 6-7, the press service of the RSO Foreign Ministry reports.

"Dzhioev held interdepartmental consultations with the leadership of the Latin American Department, the Second Department of the CIS Countries, and the Fourth Department of the CIS Countries of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in separate meetings," the press service stated.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev spoke by phone with Dagestan's leader, Sergey Melikov, on Monday morning.

He expressed words of support and sympathy to the republic's residents affected by the disaster, the President's press service reports.

"We are always there for our brothers and ready to provide the necessary assistance," the President said.

Sergey Melikov thanked him for the support, having noted that the Republic of Dagestan is currently coping on its own.

Тhe co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Socio-economic Cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia signed a document defining the procedure for concessional financing of investment projects.

The signing took place at the AMEf-2026 platform in Sukhum, Apsnypress reports.

The program will be implemented within the framework of the State Program for Socio-economic Development of the Republic for 2026–2030.

President Alan Gagloev named integration and strengthening friendly relations with Russia among the unconditional priorities shared by South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Speaking at the International Economic Forum "Abkhazia – Investments in the Future" in Sukhum, the South Ossetian leader has emphasized that this choice is not only strategic but also largely civilizational in nature.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev noted the growing momentum in developing cooperation with Abkhazia.

In his speech at the International Economic Forum "Abkhazia – Investments in the Future" in Sukhum, Alan Gagloev has reminded that the two republics have recently reached specific agreements of practical significance.

This includes the duty-free trade agreement signed last September at the 1st International Economic Forum "South Ossetia: Investment Horizons" in Tskhinval.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev has arrived in Abkhazia, the presidential press service reportы.

At the border, the South Ossetian delegation, which arrived to participate in the international economic forum, was met by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Astamur Katsia, Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits, Speaker of the People's Assembly Lasha Ashuba, Minister of Justice Anri Bartsits, as well as MPs Badrik Pilia, Timur Beya, Timur Shergeliya, and Galust Trapizonyan.⁣⁣

South Ossetia continues active efforts to strengthen and develop its border with Georgia, despite the lack of progress in the negotiation process on this issue. This was stated by Yegor Kochiev, head of the South Ossetian delegation, while summing up the results of the latest meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).