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In the city of Florence, on the Children’s Square of Beslan, an action “Italy remembers” was held, dedicated to the memory of those killed during the tragic events in the Beslan school, the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia reports.

"A group of friends of South Ossetia from various cities of Italy gathered in Florence specifically to hold this event. The protesters laid flowers at the memorial plate and a minute of silence honored the memory of all those killed," the report said.

The lessons of the past, apparently, do not teach fanatical politicians and Russophobes in Tbilisi

The Agreement on Principles for the Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, signed on June 24, 1992, on the basis of which the Mixed Control Commission (JCC) was established as well as the Mixed Peacekeeping Force (SMTA, became the cornerstone of the process of normalizing the situation in South Ossetia and the region as a whole, says the commentary of the Russian Embassy in South Ossetia in connection with the Peacekeeper Day.

For four years in South Ossetia, demining works were taking place in the territories of the settlements Pris, Isaky Kau, Novokurtatinsky gorge and near the village of Zar, the total area of ​​the cleaned area is 130 hectares, more than 1049 explosive items were found, the head of Department of pyrotechnic and special cynological works of the center "Leader" Colonel Alexey Zavatsky told journalists.

On July 13-14, the Grand Festival of Italy / Grand Italia Fest will be held in Moscow, organized on the initiative of the Italian National Tourism Agency (ENIT) under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Moscow and with the support of the Government of Moscow.

The festival is held for the third time. The official opening of the Grand Italia Fest will take place on July 13 at 14:00, on the main stage of the Hermitage garden.

The inappropriate behavior of the journalist of the Georgian TV channel Rustavi-2 during an interview with Russian politician Peter Tolstoy can be a good example for journalism students as categorically unacceptable behavior for a journalist, said Maria Kotaeva, head of the State Committee on Information and Press.

“The low level of professionalism of the Georgian media journalists in South Ossetia has long been proven. Hysterical attacks and rude interrupting of the respondents are a sort of trick of Georgian journalists,” said Maria Kotaeva to the IA Res.

On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the mixed peacekeeping forces entering South Ossetia, President Anatoly Bibilov presented state awards to peacekeepers - medals "For Military Labor for Peace" and "Defender of the Fatherland", the presidential press service reports.

The head of state thanked them for their service and stressed that thanks to the deployment of the peacekeeping forces, the people of the Republic of South Ossetia found peace and tranquility.

Wreaths and flowers were laid to Stela in memory of the fallen peacekeepers in South Ossetia

“The end of the 80s - the beginning of the 90s were difficult years, a difficult time for the entire South Ossetian people,” said Philip Khachirov, commander of the battalion of the Joint Order and Peace Forces for the South Ossetian part, opening a rally dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the deployment of peacekeeping forces in South Ossetia.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, met with the European freestyle wrestling champion among boys Andrei Bestaev and his coach Tamerlan Kochiev, the press service of the head of state reports.

Presidential Aide Rufin Dzhioev and Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism Sergey Zasseev also attended the meeting.

The head of state thanked the young athlete for his confident victory.

The conditions for the resumption of air links with Georgia were determined when a decision was made to suspend it, said Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“When the relevant decisions were made, they were justified, and the framework was also outlined, both for their adoption and for their possible cancellation. We must assume that the relevant comments were given at the time of making decisions and launching their actions,” Zakharova said. briefing on Thursday.

The Embassy of South Ossetia in Moscow is outraged by the image of the Georgian SSR with the inclusion of the territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Georgian products coming to Russia, the diplomatic site reported on Thursday.