Archive - 4/2023

The Cabinet of Ministers of South Ossetia at the meeting on Wednesday made changes to the rules for crossing the state border with Georgia in a simplified manner.

Valery Alikhanty, the head of the Border Guard Service of the KGB of South Ossetia, has reminded that residents of the Republic’s settlements have been applying to the district departments of the KGB since 2011 to obtain a pass granting the right to cross the state border in a simplified manner.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev met on Tuesday in Moscow with Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to South Ossetia Jesús Rafael Salazar Velazquez, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reports on the official website of the Ministry.

"The parties exchanged views on the possibilities for further development and deepening of relations between South Ossetia and Venezuela and agreed to continue interaction on the issues of mutual interest," the Foreign Ministry said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and Ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation Alkhas Kvitsinia exchanged views on the prospects for further strengthening the traditionally friendly South Ossetian-Abkhazian relations, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports on the official website of the Ministry.

The meeting of officials took place on Tuesday in Moscow.

The meeting was also attended by Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic in the Russian Federation Z. Valieva.

The participation of South Ossetia in the Caucasian Investment Exhibition in Mineralnye Vody was discussed on Tuesday at the government meeting chaired by President Alan Gagloev.

The event will take place May 3-4. Its participants will be able to get acquainted with modern trends and prospects for the development of activities in the implementation of large-scale infrastructure and innovative projects and programs.

The Moscow independent theater "Firs" will perform a two-day tour program at the State Drama Theater of South Ossetia, the press service of the South Ossetian Theater told the "Res" news agency.

As noted by the interlocutor of the agency, the performances will be shown on April 27-28.

On the invitation of the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Italy, Mauro Murgia, members of the Association of Victims of Terrorist Acts "Mothers of Beslan" are in the Republic of San Marino, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reports in its telegram channel.

The trip program includes meetings with representatives of the authorities, youth movements, the public, as well as participation in conferences and forums in San Marino and Italy.

Humanitarian aid from South Ossetia was sent to the earthquake-affected residents of Syria and Turkey, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports reports.

"Humanitarian aid collected in the Republic has set off.

We express our deep gratitude to all those who are not indifferent to such a tragedy," the statement of the press service reads.

Students of the South Ossetian State University are taking part in the Vitaly Churkin Moscow International Model UN , the press service of the University reports.

“Students of our university Diana Dzitsoyty and Kamila Yakubova are participating in the model UN at MGIMO. Model UN is a scientific conference in the format of a role-playing game, where students and high school students simulate the work of the bodies of the United Nations system," the press service said.

The violator of the state border of South Ossetia was expelled on Friday to Georgia, the press service of the KGB reports.

“April 17, 2023 in the vicinity of the settlement of Khuymta, Znaur district, for violating the regime of the state border of the Republic, the South Ossetian border guards detained a citizen of Georgia Mamagulashvili Dmitry Zakharovich, born in 1991, a resident of the village of Dvani of the Karelian municipality,” the press service said.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov congratulated Kazbek Tsarikaev on his appointment as head of the South Ossetian Finance Ministry. This was reported to IA "Res" in the Presidential Executive Office of South Ossetia.

In his congratulatory telegram, Siluanov noted the trusting and friendly nature of relations between Russia and South Ossetia.

“I count on the continuation of fruitful cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia on a broad agenda,” the telegram says.