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South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev spoke at the grand opening of the international educational forum "Knowledge. Heroes," timed to coincide with the Defender of the Fatherland Day.

"The Forum we are opening today is not a one-time event, but the beginning of the systematic and long-term work," the head of state has declared.

According to Alan Gagloev, all organizational procedures have been completed, and starting today, the Russian "Knowledge" Society begins the full-fledged operations in South Ossetia.

This significant event brought together over 400 active youth representatives from the Republic in the capital of South Ossetia.

The event was organized by the Russian Society "Knowledge." Since 2025, the organization has been conducting systematic educational work abroad, and the forum in Tskhinval is a logical continuation of this program.

The ceremony was attended by the Republic's leadership, headed by President Alan Gagloev, Russian Ambassador to the Republic Marat Kulakhmetov, and Deputy General Director of the Russian Society "Knowledge" Georgy Budny.

Soslan Bekoev, Chairman of the National Bank of South Ossetia, and Dmitry Dubinin, the CEO of the National Payment Card System, discussed the possibility of creating the national payment system in the Republic. This was reported by the Bank of Alania press service.

During the meeting, Soslan Bekoev noted the positive experience of cooperation and thanked the National Payment Card System for its long-standing partnership.

Despite the current global instability, South Ossetia is maintaining and developing diplomatic dialogue with Syria and Venezuela and aiming to expand into new regions. Acting Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev announced this during the press conference in Tskhinval.

"I confirm that the situation on the Syrian and Latin American fronts remains unchanged: we are maintaining diplomatic dialogue, which we intend not only to continue but also to strengthen. Despite the global instability, contacts, both public and private, are taking place and will continue," Dzhioev said.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are advocating for the unified, consolidated position at the Geneva Discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia. This was stated by Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, during the press conference in Tskhinval.

Speaking about the current level of cooperation, he highlighted the close coordination of the two ministries' efforts, which allowed to effectively defending their national interests at the key international forum.

The issue of non-use of force is one of the key issues on the agenda, the OSCE Co-Chair Christoph Shpeti stated at the briefing in Tskhinval.

According to him, the upcoming round of the Geneva Discussions will take place on March 18-19.

"In preparation for each round, we always visit the region. Today in Tskhinval, we have discussed in detail both the humanitarian issues and the security situation. In particular, we have considered the South Ossetian party's position on the non-use of force. We hope to see progress in the future," Shpeti has noted.

The main goal of the talks within the Geneva Discussions is to ensure lasting stability in the region. The EU Co-Chair Magdalena Grono stated this at the briefing in Tskhinval.

"As always, in preparation for the round, we thoroughly review all the have agenda items in both working groups.

Today, we thoroughly discussed the issues in each group, as well as individual topics that directly impact the lives of people in the region.

Our work is aimed at achieving key goals and ensuring the long-term stability," Grono has emphasized.

The signing of the consultations plan is another significant milestone in the cooperation between our ministries, Oleg Bartsits, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, said at the meeting following the signing of the bilateral document with the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev held the official meeting with a delegation from the Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who had arrived in the Republic on a working visit.

The delegation is headed by the Abkhazian Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits.

Acting Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and Abkhazia's Ambassador to the Republic Alan Elbakiev also participated in the discussion of the current agenda.

South Ossetia intends to focus on agreeing on a specific document on the non-use of force during the upcoming round of the International Security Discussions in the Transcaucasia. This was announced by Konstantin Kochiev, a head of the South Ossetian delegation and State Advisor to President, at the meeting with the international co-chairs in Tskhinval.

The meeting was held in preparation for the next round of negotiations.