The South Ossetian State Drama Theater's tour has kicked off in Ulyanovsk. The first performance was a success, according to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of South Ossetia.
The press service reported that before the performance, Yevgeniya Sidorova, Minister of Arts and Cultural Policy of the Ulyanovsk Region, had addressed the company from the stage with words of welcome.
Seven South Ossetian families participated in the IV International Conference for Families of Missing Persons, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This was reported by the organization's press service.
The ICRC noted that across the world—from Colombia to Sri Lanka, from the Balkans to the Sahel—countless families live in agonizing uncertainty, unsure of the fate of their missing loved ones.
The main obstacle to the negotiation process within the Geneva Discussions on the humanitarian track remains Georgia's annual highly politicized the UN General Assembly resolution on internally displaced persons and refugees, which ignores geopolitical realities. This was stated in the statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry following the 65th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia.
A meeting between the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev and State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Sergey Glazyev took place in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry.
During the meeting, the parties held a detailed exchange of views on the prospects for deepening South Ossetia's interaction with the Union State structures.
Particular attention was paid to the possibilities of intensifying cooperation in the humanitarian and cultural spheres.
At the 65th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, South Ossetia urged Georgia to intensify efforts to clarify the fate of the missing persons and recommended that the Georgian party cease sabotaging the work on this issue and take practical steps to resolve it. This was stated in a statement by the South Ossetian delegation following the 65th round of discussions.
The head of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev congratulated the co-President of the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega on his birthday.
In his congratulatory address, Gagloev expressed deep respect for Ortega’s invaluable contribution to the development and strengthening of Nicaragua.
A meeting between the Ossetian Diaspora and the creative team of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater took place in Samara.
The troupe has arrived in Samara as part of a major tour and will present three performances to local audiences.
According to the press service of the Temple of Melpomene, the actors were personally greeted by Rostislav Khugaev, a the founder of the Amond Group of Companies and the Alania Ossetian National Cultural Center in the Samara Region, and the Honorary Citizen of the Samara Urban District.
Тhe staff from the South Ossetian Research Institute participated in the 12th International Forum of Historians and Caucasus Studies: "The Peoples of the Caucasus in the 18th-21st Centuries: History, Politics, Culture."
The event, held in Abkhazia, was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 80th birthday of the first president of Abkhazia, Academician Vladislav Ardzinba, the Research Institute's press service reported.
South Ossetia's Ambassador to Russia, Znaur Gassiev, met with Sergei Syrankov, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, during his visit to Minsk, the diplomatic service's press service reported.
"During a warm conversation, issues of cooperation were discussed. The parties considered prospects for intensifying ties, emphasizing the importance of further strengthening the partnership and fraternal relations between the peoples of South Ossetia and Belarus," the press service has noted.
South Ossetian customs officers will receive equal social guarantees with Russian citizens, Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation Tatyana Merkushova told reporters.
Tatyana Merkushova, leading a delegation of the Federal Customs Service, arrived in to participate in the Customs Service Employees' Day celebrations.
On Friday, the agreement between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia on pension provisions for customs officers and their families was signed in Tskhinval.
