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A scientist from Canada, Professor of history at Kokordia University, Richard Foltz, together with the head of the Scythian-Alan Studies Center, Tamerlan Salbiev, plan to release a collection of articles “Ossetian Studies. Current level of state”, which will be translated into English and published in London. This was stated by Foltz at the presentation of the “NARTAMONGÆ” magazine in Tskhinval.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of his appointment to the post of head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reports.

According to Medoev, "the appointment to such a responsible state post is another confirmation of the unconditional trust in Lavrov from the top leadership of Russia."

The authorities of South Ossetia are aimed at fruitful cooperation with the new government of Russia and expect a new mechanism of work after the abolition of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for North Caucasus Affairs. This was announced to TASS on Wednesday by the Chairman of the government of the Republic, Eric Pukhaev.

Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished on Tuesday the Ministry of the Russian Federation for North Caucasus Affairs, transferring its functions to the Ministry of Economic Development.

The Georgian authorities once again protest against the work being carried out by the South Ossetian border service on designation of the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia. In particular, this time their “anger” with appeals to the international community was caused by the work of South Ossetian border guards in the area of ​​the village of Gugutiantkar. Murat Dzhioev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, commented on the situation to IA “Res.”.

An attempt to influence

Belgian Ossetians will learn their native language for free in an online school, which will soon be available to everyone, transmit “Wings TV” the words of the customer of the program, Deputy Chairman of the Ossetian diaspora “Alanty nykhas” in Belgium Roman Aliyev.

According to him, initially the idea arose to open a school that would bring together Ossetian students of the kingdom, but as a result they decided that it would be much more efficient to create an online site, because many who wish would have to travel hundreds of kilometers.

In 2019 took place four rounds of international discussions on stability and security in Transcaucasia. The Geneva talks were launched on October 15, 2008. The discussions are held in accordance with the Medvedev-Sarkozy agreements that were reached after the Georgian aggressor, which committed aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia on August 8, 2008, was forced to peace

The main goal of the discussions was and remains the development of bilateral legally binding agreements on the non-use of Georgian forces against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov congratulated Orthodox Christians on the bright holiday of the Epiphany, the press service of the head of state reports.

Together with his wife Linda Kumaritova and daughter Anna, the head of state visited the Divine Liturgy, which was held in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Tskhinval. Festive service was performed by Father Sergius (Kokoev).

President Anatoly Bibilov took part in the reporting meeting of the FSB Border Guard Service of Russia in South Ossetia, the press service of the head of state reports.

Addressing the Russian border guards, Anatoly Bibilov noted the effectiveness of their work.

A talented South Ossetian singer, laureate of various festivals and competitions, Leyla Margieva will take part in the world talent festival, which will be held in February in France. This was reported to the news Agency "RES" by the vocalist herself.

She noted that she was ready for the festival and hoped to adequately represent her country.

“February 6th we are leaving for France. I’ll be performing four compositions at the world festival: “Million Voices”, “The performance is over”, “It's on you” and one song in French,” she said.

The main event of 2020 is a mournful date - the centenary of the Ossetian people’s genocide, - said the head of the South Ossetian information agency Maria Kotaeva at a briefing in Tskhinval.

According to her, all forces and resources will be directed to the implementation of events dedicated to this significant date in the history of Ossetia.