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For the first time after the 2008 war, Georgia organized direct provocations on the border of South Ossetia

The main threat to the national security of South Ossetia and the security of the region as a whole remains Georgia and its reluctance to recognize the fact of sovereignty and independence of South Ossetia, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev at a press conference. According to him, the growing presence of NATO in Georgia and the intensification of steps to draw Georgia into the military bloc are of serious concern.

Georgia, not wanting to recognize the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia, for the first time after 2008, risked direct provocations to erode the state border, said Oleg Shiran, head of the South Ossetian State Security Committee, at a press conference in Tskhinval.

In fact, all the facilities of the Investment Program to promote Socio-Economic Development of South Ossetia for 2018-2019 were put into operation, many of them have already been transferred to the balance-sheet holders, said President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov at a meeting with the Russian delegation, arrived in the Republic on Tuesday, headed by Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus Affairs Igor Koshin.

According to Anatoly Bibilov, the implementation of the Investment Program this year is completing on a high note.

These minutes are under way the last preparations for the beginning of the ceremony of presenting the literary prize "Bulaemareg" in the cultural center of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. As reported to IA "Res" by organizers of the ceremony, the start of
the event is at 17.00, the laureates are invited in advance. Among the guests of the ceremony are political and public figures, representatives of the culture of Ossetia and Russia. The special guest will be President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.

The representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross will continue its activities in South Ossetia next year. By the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic, the term of the organization’s stay in the country was extended from January 1 to December 31, 2020.

The report on the ICRC’s activities from December 2018 to November 2019 at a government meeting on Friday was presented by Dmitry Medoev, South Ossetian Foreign Minister.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov examined the border post on the section of the South Ossetian-Georgian border in the area of ​​the settlement of Uista, the press service of the head of state reports. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by Oleg Shiran, Chairman of the State Security Committee of South Ossetia and Valery Alikhanta, Acting Head of the Border Guard Service, visited 944, 8, which dominates this section of the border.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov met with a delegation of the Russian Defense Ministry, led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Sergei Istrakov, who arrived in the Republic on a two-day working visit.

According to the press service of the head of state, Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev, his Deputies and heads of departments and services of the Ministry of Defense, and the Russian ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov also attended the meeting.

Delegations of the defense ministries of South Ossetia and Russia held a meeting in Tskhinval on issues of interaction between departments on Tuesday, according to the official website of the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia. The South Ossetian delegation was led by Minister of Defense of the Republic Ibrahim Gasseev, the Russian - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Sergey Istrakov.

During the meeting, the heads of delegations exchanged greetings and noted the high level of cooperation in the field of defense and security.

Embassies in Syria and South Ossetia can be opened at any time, the problem is the processes that are taking place in Syria in connection with the situation there,” the head of state said, answering a journalist’s question about the development of bilateral relations and the opening of diplomatic missions.

In December 2009, Nauru became the fourth country to recognize South Ossetia. On December 16, 2009, diplomatic relations were established between Nauru and South Ossetia.

In February 2018, an agreement was signed on the refusal of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the two states.

In accordance with the agreement, citizens of a state of one party can enter, leave, transit and stay on the territory of the respective states without visas for 90 days during each half-year, starting from the date of first entry.