On the Victory and Independence Day of the Republic of Abkhazia, acting Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev took part in a solemn ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the memorial to the fallen warriors in Sukhum, the press service of the Republic's Foreign Ministry reports.
The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Andrei Tskhovrebov received on Wednesday the Ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia Alan Elbakiev on the occasion of the state holiday - the Day of Victory and Independence, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reports.
In Moscow, Ambassador of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassiev met with the head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation Yevgeny Primakov, the press service of the Embassy reported.
Over the past day, 23 people have been tested for coronavirus in the laboratory of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, 5 tests showed positive results, the head of the Committee Marina Kochieva told IA" Res".
"Five new cases were detected in a day, two people were placed in the isolation ward of the Republican Medical Center in the" red zone "(there are 4 people with coronavirus there), three more are being treated on an outpatient basis," she said.
As part of the working trip to the Republic of Abkhazia, acting foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev met with his Abkhazian counterpart Daur kove on Tuesday, the press service of the foreign Ministry reports.
Daur Kove thanked Dmitry Medoev for the visit, noting the traditionally friendly and fraternal ties of the Abkhaz and Ossetian peoples.
Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament Alan Tadtayev strongly condemned Azerbaijan's revanchist actions against the Republic of Artsakh, the press service of the Republic’s legislative body reported.
The military actions unleashed in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic threaten the security of the region as a whole, the Speaker said.
Over the past day, 23 people have been tested for coronavirus in the laboratory of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, one of the tests showed a positive result, the head of the Committee Marina Kochieva told IA" Res". on Tuesday morning.
Since the opening of the border with Russia (September 15), about 150 tests have been carried out (in total for the entire period since April of this year, more than 5.3 thousand) for COVID-19.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia has expressed the most serious concern over the rapid escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Of particular concern are the incoming reports about full-scale military actions waged by Azerbaijan with the use of heavy equipment, artillery and aviation, killed and wounded, including among the civilian population of Artsakh, destruction of civilian infrastructure, violations of international humanitarian law," the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Representatives from South Ossetia took part in the All-Russian youth educational Forum "Tavrida" 2020 in Crimea. As one of the participants, Sarmat Kotaev, told the IA "Res", the Forum lasted six days; four people from South Ossetia took part in it.
According to him,"Tavrida" is an opportunity for young cultural workers to learn more about their profession, improve their knowledge, and make new acquaintances.
On Friday South Ossetia handed over to Georgia a citizen previously convicted of illegally crossing the state border.
"In connection with the expiration of the sentence, Mgebrishvili Khvicha Avtandilovich, born 1973, resident of the village of Medzhvriskhevi, Gori municipality, was handed over to the Georgian side. He was detained on July 3, 2020 in the vicinity of the village of Adzysaer, Tskhinval district for violation of the state border regime of South Ossetia, "the KGB said on Friday.
