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South Ossetia must significantly reduce its technological gap. This was noted by the Republic's President, Marat Kambolov, following a meeting with Maksut Shadaev, Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.

Kambolov has emphasized that the Republic has a significant advantage in this regard: it can use solutions already developed and tested in Russia, without spending years developing its own system from scratch.

Substituting concepts and attempts to disguise territorial claims with religious slogans do not change reality, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry, has stated commenting on the statements made by the leadership of the Georgian Orthodox Church, represented by Patriarch Shio III, at the international symposium "God, Homeland, Man" in honor of the 1700th anniversary of Georgia's adoption of Christianity.

Soslan Bekoev, Chaitman of the Bank of Alania and Sergey Belov, Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, discussed promising areas of cooperation, the financial agency's press service reports.

"The parties discussed enhancing information security, improving IT infrastructure, and training specialists," the press service has noted.

The meeting participants confirmed their interest in further developing professional and expert cooperation aimed at strengthening the information and technological resilience of the Republic's banking system.

Mauro Murgia, representative of the South Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy, called for expanded international recognition of the Republic at the conference in Italy, the diplomatic ministry's press service reports.

"The international socio-political conference, 'Europe on the Brink: Who Needs War with Russia?', organized by the Veneto-Russia Association, was held in Verona.

The Russian party once again emphasized the need to step up efforts to ensure lasting security in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, according to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry following a videoconference meeting between Deputy Minister Mikhail Galuzin and the co-chairs of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia.

In preparation for the next round scheduled for November, the Foreign Ministry has noted that current issues on the agenda of this important negotiating format were discussed in detail.

Officers of the Border Service of the State Security Committee of South Ossetia have summarized their work for the first nine months of 2026. During this period, 283 violators of the border legislation were detained at various sections of the state border, the KGB press service reports.

According to the agency statistics, 78 violators of the state border regulations and 203 violators of the border regulations were detained. Two more people were detained for disobeying the lawful orders of the border officials.

The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has stated that the adoption of another UN Human Rights Council resolution on the allegedly occupied territories of Georgia in Geneva on October 7—"Cooperation with Georgia"—clearly demonstrates the profound politicization and bias of this international institution.

As noted by the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry, drafts of similar documents have been promoted by Tbilisi and its Western allies since 2017.

Russia has been and remains South Ossetia's primary security guarantor, and the existing agreements between the two countries ensure a unified defense and security framework, Acting Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev has stated during a press conference in Tskhinval.

Commenting on Russia's continued support for the Republic in the areas of defense and security, Dzhioyev has noted that it is part of the existing agreements between the two countries.

South Ossetia sees the opportunities to develop cooperation with Belarus in areas not directly related to politics, Acting South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev has stated.

According to him, building and expanding such contacts requires consistent work, taking into account the position of official Minsk, which has not yet recognized South Ossetia's independence.

At the same time, Dzhioev noted the existence of shared values ​​and historical ties that could facilitate closer cooperation.

South Ossetia’s Ambassador to Russia, Znaur Gassiev, attended a formal reception marking the 68th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Guinea, the diplomatic mission's press service reports.

"The Ambassador thanked Allassor Sankon, Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Guinea in Russia, for the invitation and congratulated him on the anniversary of the sovereign state's proclamation, wishing the people of Guinea well-being and prosperity," the statement of the press service reads.