The border department of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of South Ossetia is celebrating its professional holiday. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the formation of the border troops. On May 28, 1918, a decree of the Council of People's Commissars on the establishment of the border guard was signed.
Russian border guards started joint border protection on April 30, 2009, when an agreement was signed between Russia and South Ossetia on joint efforts to protect the state border. Since then, Russian border guards have been guarding the borders of South Ossetia together with their South Ossetian counterparts, together protecting peace and security in the Republic.
Saturday marks 13 years since the signing of the Agreement and 13 years since the establishment of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia in South Ossetia.
The Independence Act adopted on May 29, 1992 by the deputies of the first convocation of the Supreme Soviet of our country was an important step on the thorny path of legal registration of the statehood of South Ossetia, proclaiming the creation of an independent state, declaring its territory indivisible, where only the Constitution and laws of the Republic of South Ossetia are in force. Thus, a new state appeared on the world space.
May 1992 became the starting point for the creation of a number of ministries and agencies of the Republic of South Ossetia, the structure of the government of the Republic as a whole. On May 28, 1992, several key departments were created, including the Ministry of Foreign Relations (now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the State Security Committee, and the Ministry of Information, Press and Publishing (now the Information and Press Committee).
Medals "Gold Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union, "For Military Merit", "For the Defense of Odessa", "For the Defense of Sevastopol", the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner - all these are awards of the Hero of the Soviet Union, the commander of the torpedo boat detachment of the Black Sea Fleet, the captain 3rd rank Konstantin Kochiev.
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.
On April 8, Constitution Day is celebrated in South Ossetia. The basic law of the Republic was adopted at the national referendum in 2001
The issue of preparing for the 100th anniversary of the tragic date - the genocide of the Ossetian people of 1920-1921 was discussed at a meeting of the Committee on National Politics, Culture, Religion and the Media, the press service reported.
During his visit to the Artsakh Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Dmitry Medoev, visited the Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Shushi, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Artsakh Republic, academician of the USSR Academy of Natural Sciences Grigory Gabrielyants, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.
“The museum’s foundation was created on the basis of gifts from Artsakh’s friends, on the initiative and with the support of Professor Grigory Gabrielyants,” the press service said.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Dmitry Medoev, took part in the International Festival of Ossetian Culture in Istanbul on August 25-26, on the invitation of the Ossetian community of Turkey, the press service of the Ministry reports.
The delegation of the North Ossetia-Alania, headed by Minister for National Relations Aslan Tsutsiev, representatives of the Caucasian communities of Turkey, as well as the diplomatic corps accredited in Turkey, also took part in the festive event.