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.
Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev met with Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region, Director of the Vladimir Branch of the RANEPA Vyacheslav Kartukhin, the press service of the Embassy reports.
“The areas of cooperation between South Ossetia and the Vladimir region were discussed. A detailed conversation took place, prospects for interaction in the field of education, culture, youth policy, as well as interaction with the legislative assembly of the region were outlined,” the Ministry said in the statement.
The meeting of Presidents of South Ossetia and Russia Alan Gagloev and Vladimir Putin demonstrated readiness to further expand and strengthen friendly, partnership relations between the two countries, deepen integration processes, trade and economic cooperation, prime Minister said in a comment published on the official website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, at the meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has said that in the most difficult times, Russia was next to South Ossetia.
In February, it was reported that Gagloev arrived on a working visit to Moscow, where he was diagnosed with a coronavirus infection. President of the Republic of South Ossetia went into quarantine and underwent treatment in Moscow. It was reported that on March 1, he recovered from coronavirus.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, at the meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, said that the Republic, more than ever, should coordinate actions with the Russian Federation in the current situation.
"We see what complex geopolitical processes are taking place today, therefore, more than ever, we must coordinate our actions within the framework of a common security contour," Gagloev said.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev expressed gratitude to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his decision to support the gasification project for the entire Republic.
This will be a real breakthrough in the development of our economy. We will be able to stop the outflow of the rural population and preserve our villages, give a new impetus to the development of agriculture. This will be of great help in attracting investors to South Ossetia,” Gagloev said during the meeting with the Russian President in the Kremlin.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin discussed economic and military cooperation.
"I will not characterize the relations between South Ossetia and Russia. Here, it seems to me, comments are superfluous, they are of a special nature," Putin stated, welcoming his counterpart in the Kremlin's representative office.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the Republic by the Russian Federation.
A mourning meeting in memory of the victims of the Ered tragedy will be held in South Ossetia on March 18. Issues of preparation for the mourning event were discussed on Thursday at the meeting of the State Commission for the organization of holidays and memorable dates.
The commemorative event will be held at the city cemetery, where thirty-two years ago, 12 Ossetian men were buried alive in a mass grave after brutal beatings and torture.
On Thursday, March 16, Moscow will host a meeting between presidents of South Ossetia and Russia, Alan Gagloev and Vladimir Putin. This was announced at the briefing by the press Secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
“Today, the working visit of President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, postponed earlier for medical reasons, will take place, and his conversation with President of Russia will take place,” Peskov said.
"Of course, bilateral relations with South Ossetia are very important in our work," Peskov said.