A telephone conversation took place between President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, the press service of the head of the South Ossetian state reports.
The Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia, at the invitation of the director of the Sergiev Posad Museum-Reserve and project manager Alina Saprykina, took part in the opening ceremony of the exhibition of the works by Sergiev Posad masters of the brush "City of Artists", the press service of the Embassy reports.
"The exhibition project is dedicated to the anniversary of the Sergiev Posad branch of the Union of Artists of Russia.
Residents of South Ossetia have been taking an active part in collecting humanitarian aid for residents of Syria and Turkey affected by the devastating earthquake, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports told the Res news agency.
As noted in the Committee, the action started in early February and will last until the end of March.
“We express our sincere gratitude to all the sympathetic citizens of the Republic, who are not indifferent to the misfortune of people who find themselves in a difficult life situation,” the press service noted.
A serviceman from South Ossetia, Marat Dzhagaev, has been on the front lines since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, protecting civilians in the Donbass. He told the Res news agency that many guys from Ossetia were taking part in the special operation, showing heroism and solidarity.
“Many thanks to all the Ossetian people for their support and assistance to the fighters on the front line,” Dzhagaev said in a telephone conversation.
The Ered tragedy is one of the many evidences of the policy of genocide that the Georgian leadership had been pursuing against the Ossetian people for a whole century, South Ossetian Foreign Ministry comments.
The Ministry noted that "this bloody and inhumane event, which took place 32 years ago, still shocks with its special cruelty and cynicism, remaining the open wound in the historical memory of the people."
A rally in memory of the victims of the Ered tragedy took place on Saturday at the mass grave in the capital's cemetery in South Ossetia.
The rally was attended by representatives of the leadership of South Ossetia, ministries and departments, relatives of the victims of the tragedy, and members of the public.
Opening the rally, director of the National Museum of South Ossetia Merab Zasseev has noted that March 18, 1991 entered the modern history of Ossetia as a bleeding wound inflicted by the Georgian neo-fascists.
The interstate agreement on alliance and integration between South Ossetia and Russia unites the security spaces of the two countries; therefore armed aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia is tantamount to aggression against the Russian Federation itself. Konstantin Kochiev, State Adviser to President of South Ossetia, stated this in a comment to IA “Res” on the next anniversary of the signing of the bilateral agreement.
He has noted that any attempts by Georgia and its Western partners to isolate South Ossetia are pointless.
High-level relations have developed between South Ossetia and Russia, which are observed in all spheres of the life of the Republic, noted ex-President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov in a commentary to IA “Res” on the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and Integration between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.
The document was signed on March 18, 2015 by the leaders of the two countries, Vladimir Putin and Leonid Tibilov.
In Moscow President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev met with Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Rashid Nurgaliyev, the press service of the head of the South Ossetian state reports.
"During the meeting, issues of international and national security were discussed. The parties discussed the current situation in Georgia," the press service said.
On Friday in Moscow, President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev met with Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak, the press service of the head of the South Ossetian state reports.
