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A rally dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan was held in Tskhinval in front of a monument to internationalist soldiers in the Bam microdistrict. Participants in the event laid flowers and wreaths at the memorial, honoring the memory of the Afghans who did not return from the battlefield.

Murat Guchmazov, a Chairman of the Union of Afghanistan Veterans, noted that "the Afghan war lasted for almost 10 years, through which more than 620 thousand soldiers and officers went through, of which 15 thousand did not return home."

On February 14, 1992, a special police detachment was created in the war-torn South Ossetia. To be more precise, the detachment began to be formed several months before the date that entered the history of the Ossetian statehood. At that time, the entire law enforcement system in South Ossetia was in a difficult situation: the militia began to be disarmed, starting in 1991. The Soviet Union still existed, a system of linear subordination of bodies "union center - republican - autonomous region - city" was built with an unshakable rule of subordination to orders.

South Ossetia signed the first contract with Kazakhstan for the supply of wine at the largest international food exhibition "Prodexpo-2020" in Moscow, said on Thursday the head of the South Ossetian wine enterprise "Ironsaen Winery" Alexey Tsapaev.

The information received by the State Security Committee of South Ossetia indicates that official Tbilisi, despite the growth of protest moods in Georgia itself, continues to implement a revanchist policy aimed at destabilizing the situation on the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia, the KGB press service reports.

One can expect provocations from the Georgian authorities at the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which will be held in Tbilisi on May 14-15, Director of the Department of pan-European cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Nikolai Kobrinets said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Ex- world champion in first heavyweight title, 26-year-old Russian Murat Gassiev will hold his debut heavyweight title fight on February 29 in Frisco, USA at Matchroom Boxing's big boxing evening, which on Monday officially announced his entry into the ring, according to allboxing. ru. Murat Gassiev will interrupt his one and a half year lay-off, due to shoulder injuries, in a ten-round duel against 31-year-old American Jerry Foster.

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The EU co-chair Toivo Klaar described the meeting of the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on Tuesday in Tskhinval as a productive one. The European diplomat had in mind the issues of the situation on the border and the situation in Tsnelis.

“We discussed specific issues with colleagues, but I would not like to comment on them with reporters,” he said.

Continuing this topic, the OSCE co-chair Rudolf Mikhalka has noted that the meeting was an extraordinary one, as the co-chairs believe that more dialogue will lead to more understanding of each other.

Creating an atmosphere of security is important not only in our region, but also on a wider scale, said Presidential; Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions.

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions arrived in Tskhinval to discuss the current situation in the South Ossetian-Georgian border area.

The team of the Embassy of South Ossetia took 3rd place in the mini-football competition at the XX winter diplomatic games, which were held at the country club "Moscow Country club" of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia.

According to the press service of the Embassy, the traditional sports holiday was timed to the day of the diplomatic worker, and it was attended by heads and employees of diplomatic missions accredited in Russia, the leadership of the Russian foreign Ministry and GlavUpDK, honored Russian athletes, and cultural figures.

In honor of the Diplomatic Worker's Day, the Russian Embassy in South Ossetia organized a gala reception in Tskhinval. The event was attended by the leadership of South Ossetia, headed by President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, representatives of various departments, the public of the Republic.

Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov addressed his colleagues and guests, noting that the Russian diplomatic service has a long and significant history.