June 20 in South Ossetia has become a Memorial Day for the victims of the genocide of the Ossetian people, President Anatoly Bibilov said at the meeting of the commission to perpetuate the memory of the events of 1920 on Thursday.
"Today I signed a decree on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Ossetian Genocide. For the Ossetian people, recognition of the genocide is recognition of tragedy. The main message is to bring to the international community the idea that the political elite of Georgia has always been hostile to Ossetians," Bibilov said at a meeting commission.
June 20 will be included in the calendar of the state memorial days.
It should be noted that the day of remembrance of the victims of the genocide on June 20 is the day of the execution of 13 communards.
This year South Ossetia is marking the 100th anniversary of the Ossetian genocide. A number of government events are timed to coincide with this date. A state commission was established under the chairmanship of President Anatoly Bibilov.
