A joint exhibition of works by the well-known Ossetian artists "Ossetian palette on the banks of the Neva River" will be held in the cultural capital of the Russian Federation from 6 to 19 March.
On the Cathedral square in Tskhinval took place the ceremony of laying flowers on the monument to the defenders of Ossetia. The ceremony was attended by the leadership of the Republic headed by President Leonid Tibilov, Prime Minister Domenti Kulumbegov, MPs led by Speaker Anatoly Bibilov, the staff of ministries and agencies, members of the South Ossetian State University headed by the rector Vadim Tedeev and representatives of law enforcement agencies and the public.
President Leonid Tibilov congratulated on the upcoming Defender of the Fatherland Day, noting the significance of this date for each citizen of South Ossetia.
"Defender of the Fatherland Day is a day that is significant to each of us, - Tibilov said. - Our people have undergone many severe trials on the path to freedom and recognition of the independence of our country, but we have overcome all the difficulties due to the support and assistance of the Russian Federation. "
Speaker of the Parliament Anatoly Bibilov has also congratulated representatives of the security, defence and law enforcement agencies on the upcoming holiday, wishing them peace and prosperity.
"This is a holiday for all those who defended their homeland, - said Bibilov. – We will always remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the sake of peace in South Ossetia. "
It should be noted that the celebration events in South Ossetia are canceled due to the death of the head of North Ossetia Tamerlan Aguzarov.
Within the framework of the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation, today in Moscow will be signed the Memorandum and the Action Plan on rendering assistanceSouth Ossetia in theimplementation of theprogram of sports and tourism development.
According to the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of South Ossetia, "it is planned to sign a Memorandum between the Federal Agency for Tourism and the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of South Ossetia in the field of tourism for 2016-2019, as well as the Memorandum between the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of South Ossetia".
It should be noted that the Memorandum between the Federal Agency for Tourism and the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of South Ossetia provides for the development of tourist exchange, where the parties will contribute to creating favorable conditions for organization of tourist exchange between the two countries. According to the document, the parties will support cooperation of educational institutions of both countries for the purpose of education, training and advanced training of professional personnel for the tourism industry, exchanging the information on the legislation of both states in the field of tourism, including changes in laws and regulations relating to government regulation of the industry, on the system of classification and quality control of tourist and hotel services, exchange of information on investment proposals in the field of tourism and contribute to the development of cooperation between the tourist organizations of the two countries, investment in the tourism industry, as well as to promote protection of the interests and security of tourists in the territory of both countries.
The Memorandum signed between the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of South Ossetia also provides for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of sport. In particular, the parties will encourage cooperation between public sports institutions, sports federations and other sports organizations in the following areas: elite sport, mass sports, sports for the disabled, youth sport; education in sport; volunteer programs; sports science and sports medicine; sports infrastructure; struggle against doping in sport; holding major sporting events; coordination of cooperation within international and public organizations
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an investigation of crimes committed during the armed conflict in South Ossetia in 2008, according to the document published on the official website of the ICC.
"After examining the application and supporting materials, the Chamber decided that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the crimes within the ICC's jurisdiction had been committed in Georgia", - the document says.
The State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Konstantin Kochiev has stressed that for more than seven years since Georgia's attack on South Ossetia in 2008, no one in Georgia was prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed against the civilian population of South Ossetia and Russian peacekeepers.
"It gave formal grounds for the International Criminal Court to authorize a formal investigation on representation of the Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda - said Kochiev. - The Investigative Committee of Russia submitted to the International Criminal Court a huge amount of materials, confirming the guilt of Georgia."
According to Kochiev, "the ICC Prosecutor, apparently, will not collaborate with the authorities of South Ossetia in order to avoid even the hint of recognition of the international personality of our country."
"At the same time it is difficult to imagine that the ICC would violate the unwritten "concepts" and put in the dock the wards of the West - the criminal Georgian servicemen and representatives of the Georgian authorities "trained and equipped " by NATO members, who gave the criminal commands", -said the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia.
According to Konstantin Kochiev, it is generally known that the "international justice" of The Hague is based on the principles of double standards, when the title of the US satellite is equivalent to the indulgence even for thosewho areobviously guilty of crimes against humanity.