The Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Tadtaev has received the delegation of the Lugansk People's Republic, which arrived to participate in the celebrations dedicated to the celebration of the Republic Day, the press service of the legislative body reported.
The parade dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the formation of the Republic of South Ossetia is taking place on the central square of Tskhinval. The parade is being received by the Defense Minister of the Republic, Lieutenant General Ibragim Gasseev, the Chief of Staff of the Defense Ministry Viktor Fedorov is in command of the parade.
Delegations from Russia, Syria, Abkhazia, Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics arrived in the capital. The first president of South Ossetia, Ludvig Chibirov, and the third president of the republic, Leonid Tibilov, are also on the podium.
South Ossetia and Russia signed the agreement on dual citizenship. According to the document, citizens of one party have the right to acquire the citizenship of the other party without renouncing their citizenship.
The agreement was signed on Monday by South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev and Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov.
September 20 is the 31st anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of South Ossetia. On this day in 1990, the Council of People's Deputies decided to raise the status of the autonomous region to the South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic within the Soviet Union. This decision was one of the first steps towards the independence and international recognition of the Republic.
This decision was made due to the socio-political situation in Georgia. The forces of aggressive nationalism relied on massive support.