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Festive services on Christmas night were held in Tskhinval in the Churches of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Most Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church, in which hundreds of Orthodox Christians took part.

Together with the parishioners, President Alan Gagloev and representatives of the government and parliament took part in the services. The head of state attended services in the churches of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Most Holy Trinity.

In the Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tskhinval, preparations for the Nativity of Christ are in full swing, the press service of the temple writes .

Since the morning, the temple is being cleaned. The Nativity scene has already been installed. And very soon it will sparkle with festive lights.

The participation of the country's President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming Russian elections became the subject of discussion at the first meeting of the new Council of the Moscow Ossetian Community.

According to the organization's press service, Putin's confidant Valery Gazzaev made a proposal to support the nomination of the head of state for a new presidential term.

The initiative was supported by members of the organization.

One of the priority areas for South Ossetia is establishing contacts with the Union State of Russia and Belarus, according to the statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia dedicated to the results of the year.

The Ministry has noted that the Republic is taking certain steps to establish the new and strengthen the existing ties with the Union State.

In the external sphere, the main threat to the national security of South Ossetia and the region as a whole remains the unsettled relations with Georgia and its reluctance to sign a legally binding document on the non-use of force, the statement of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry on the results of the year reads.

The Ministry has noted that Tbilisi refuses to recognize the existing geopolitical realities.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev met on Friday with the relatives of fighters perished during the Russian special military operation to protect civilians in the Donbass.

The head of state has emphasized that the pain experienced by the relatives of the fallen heroes cannot be relieved.

Alan Gagloev assured that the state is always ready to provide their families with comprehensive support.

Parliamentarians in South Ossetia supported the appeal of the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation at the session on Friday.

The appeal is sent to the United Nations, international parliamentary organizations, and parliaments of countries around the world in connection with the violation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a result of the criminal actions of the Kyiv regime.

While Georgia is being marinated in the EU dressing room, South Ossetia has long been sitting at the same table with Russia. They can only shake the air with empty statements, said President of Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev at the press conference in Tskhinval, answering a question of IA “Res” about how he assesses the security of the Republic today.

Establishing contacts with the Union State of Russia and Belarus for South Ossetia is one of the important directions in the field of foreign policy, President of Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev said at the press conference in Tskhinval.

“At this stage, we are taking certain steps to increase contacts in the economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres,” the head of state has noted. - For a full-fledged political dialogue with the Union State, appropriate conditions are necessary. This is not a matter of one or two days.”

The processes of integration of North and South Ossetia are in no way connected with the different versions of the name of the Republic, President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev has noted at the press conference in Tskhinval, answering the question of whether he considers it appropriate to use the name “Republic of South Ossetia-Alania”, confirming irreversibility of political and legal integration of the two Ossetias.