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Astamur Katsia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Abkhazia, presented his credentials to the Republic's President, Badra Gunba. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"The President has noted that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are bound by historically fraternal relations based on a shared destiny, mutual respect, and long-standing support, and wished the Ambassador success in his responsible diplomatic mission aimed at strengthening friendly ties between the states," the statement reads.

The political party "Iry Farn" notified the Central Election Commission (CEC) of a pre-election congress to nominate a presidential candidate on July 18. Members of the political party are expected to support the candidacy of their leader, Khokh Chochiev. Additionally, the parliament member Oleg Kozaev has announced his participation in the elections; a meeting of his initiative group will be held on July 19.

Chochiev participated in the 2024 parliamentary elections, but his party failed to overcome the 7% threshold and failed to enter the eighth parliament.

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova held a working meeting with her South Ossetian counterpart, Inal Tasoev.

The main topic of discussion was strengthening cooperation between the two countries' human rights institutions amid the new stage of integration. Yana Lantratova has written about this on her Telegram channel.

"The historic Treaty of Deepening Allied Cooperation signed on May 9 takes relations between Russia and South Ossetia to a new level of rapprochement.

Commemorative events dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the deployment of the Joint Peacekeeping Force (JPKF) were held in Tskhinval.

The central event was a flower-laying ceremony at a stele commemorating the heroism of Russian and South Ossetian servicemen.

The commemorative event was attended by the Republic's leadership, led by First Deputy Prime Minister Dzambolat Tadtayev, representatives of the Russian Embassy, ​​and representatives of the Republic's ministries and departments.

Russia will do everything to support Marat Kambolov's work as head of South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the meeting with Acting President of the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov.

"We will do everything to support you. Of course, we understand that there are plenty of issues and problems, but I must say that you and your family view the republic as your homeland, and I am confident that you will do everything in your power to develop the Republic," Putin said.

The words of the Russian President are a great honor and a huge responsibility, Acting President of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov has written on his Telegram channel.

The meeting of the two sides took place in Moscow on Monday.

"South Ossetia has been and remains a reliable ally of Russia. I am confident that together we can solve the challenges facing our republic today, for the sake of the people and the future of South Ossetia.

Thank you, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, for your support and good wishes," he said.

The unity among all political forces is crucial for South Ossetia, and presidential candidate Marat Kambolov is contributing to this, Vadim Tedeev, Rector of the South Ossetian State University, noted in a media comment.

According to him, all political forces in the Republic, as well as public organizations, were present at the meeting of the initiative group nominating Kambolov for the post of head of state.

The Rector has noted that the presidents of South Ossetia who have led the country at various times have also unanimously supported Kambolov's nomination.

The Border Service of the State Security Committee (KGB) of South Ossetia has summarized its work for the first half of 2026, reporting the detention of 184 border law violators. This was reported by the agency's press service.

According to the data presented, 54 violators of the state border regulations and 129 violators of the border regulations were detained during the reporting period. In addition, one offender was detained for disobeying the lawful orders of the border officers.

The KGB Border Service has conducted investigations into all violations.

Seventy-two polling stations will be opened in South Ossetia for the early presidential elections.

As noted byEmilia Gagieva, chairperson of the Central Election Commission, during a meeting, polling stations are being approved only in South Ossetia, as there is no information yet on how many stations and where the CEC can open them outside the Republic.

South Ossetia has the full right to enter into any international treaties that meet its national interests.

A representative of the Republic's Foreign Ministry made this statement in response to a statement by Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chairman of the Georgian Parliament's Committee on International Relations, during his speech at the 33rd annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.