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Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

Within the frames of the commemorative events dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the August 2008 armed aggression by Georgia against South Ossetia, August 8, 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is planning to hold a round table "Iron Nykhas" with representatives of the Ossetian diaspora from the far and near abroad .

President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has received a delegation from the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia, arrived today in Tskhinval to participate in the commemorative events marking the fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression in August 2008.
As IA "Res" has been informed by the press secretary of the president of South Ossetia Ghana Yanovskaya, at the beginning of the meeting the president thanked the guests for their visit to the Republic, so that, together with all the Ossetian people to commemorate the victims of those terrible days for South Ossetia when Georgia attacked peaceful Tskhinval.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia LeonidTibilov congratulated the Ossetian Greco-Roman style wrestler AlanKhugaev on his convincingv ictory at the Olympic Gamesi n London.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia

Tonight, August 7 at 22:00 in the Republic of South Ossetia will begin commemorative events on the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia with the action "Exhibition of the Shot Paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.

As a result of the five-day war between Georgia and South Ossetia, which began on the night of August 8, 2008, were killed hundreds of civilians, thousands of people were injured. An active part in repelling the Georgian aggression in August 2008, took a special police unit (OMON). During the fighting near the village of Tbet were killed several members of the riot police. One of them was very young, 19 year-old Soslan Maldzigov from the motorized company.

War of August 2008 claimed hundreds of innocent lives, cutting them off at the very beginning. Hundreds crashed fates, orphaned, destitute, widows who have lost the meaning of life because of the political views of the Georgian authorities. These are the results of the five-day war in August 2008.

South Ossetia, has been following the events taking place in Syria. The confrontation in this country, the tension has caused great concern for the fate of people affected by the conflict. People of South Ossetia are feeling special anxiety for the Ossetians, living in Syria, who have become the hostages of the conflict.

The embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation was visited by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru Dr. Kirien Keke, who had arrived in Moscow on a working visit.

The embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation was visited by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru Dr. Kirien Keke, who had arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
As IA "Res" has been informed at the embassy of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, in the negotiations, which, for the South Ossetian part was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazbulat Tskhovrebov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dmitry Medoev, they discussed issues of bilateral relations and prospects of further cooperation between the two countries.

A meeting of the Russian Federation Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov with the Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has been held in Moscow.
As IA "Res" has been informed by Anatoly Bibilov over the telephone from Moscow, a constructive conversation took place during the official meeting