Archive - 4/2024

The performance of the Boris Galaev State Song and Dance Group “Simd” in Moscow became a significant event in the cultural life of South Ossetia, Minister of Culture of the Republic Rada Dzagoeva has noted at the press conference in Tskhinval.

“In 2004, our State Song and Dance Group “Simd” performed on the same Pyotr Tchaikovsky stage. Over 20 years, more than one generation of dancers of the creative team has changed. Now a new line-up has already performed, which, in my opinion, adequately represented the national culture on such a serious platform,” Dzagoeva said.

The State Drama Theater of South Ossetia will perform at the All-Russian Festival of National Theaters “Federation” in the Chechen Republic. Minister of Culture of the Republic, Rada Dzagoeva, announced this at the press conference on Friday.

“Last year was quite successful for us. We actively cooperate with the Russian Ministry of Culture; good communication is established with some Russian regions. We received the invitation to the All-Russian festival of national theaters “Federation”, which will be held in Chechnya,” the Minister said.

Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation Zara Valieva was presented with the state award of South Ossetia - the Order of Friendship. According to the Embassy's press service, the decree on the award was signed by President Alan Gagloev.

“The high award was presented to Zara Valieva by Ambassador Znaur Gassiev. She was awarded for many years of conscientious work and merits in the implementation of South Ossetia’s foreign policy,” the diplomatic mission specified.

The capital of South Ossetia will host the evening of remembrance “10 years of ongoing tragedy”, timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the start of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbass by Ukraine. According to the telegram channel of the Russian House in Tskhinval, the event will be held with the participation of Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the crimes of the Kyiv regime.

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev laid flowers at the memorial to the victims of the terrorist attack near the Crocus City Hall building in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, the press service of the head of state reports.

The memory of the victims was also honored by Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev, the head of the Presidential Executive Office Alan Margiev and Deputy Chairman of the government - Minister of Justice Alan Dzhioev.

South Ossetia has received with a sense of deep sorrow the news about the attack by the Israeli armed forces on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, as a result of which there are human casualties among the staff of the consular institution, as well as among the Syrian citizens. This is stated in the note of condolences of the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Compatriots of the Syrian Arab Republic Faisal al-Mikdad.

A meeting was held in Moscow between President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev and Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak, the press service of the head of state reports.

Issues of bilateral interaction were considered, in particular, issues of development of socio-economic sphere of the Republic of South Ossetia were discussed.

Particular attention was paid to the implementation of the Program for Socio-Economic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia until 2025.

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev will pay a working visit to the Russian Federation. During the visit, it is planned to hold a number of meetings where issues of socio-economic development of the Republic will be discussed, the presidential press service reports.

The head of state is accompanied by head of the Presidential Executive Office, Alan Margiev and Deputy Chairman of the government, Minister of Justice of South Ossetia, Alan Dzhioev.

A resident of Tbilisi, violated the state border of South Ossetia in January, was handed over to the Georgian side on Monday, April 1, the press service of the Republic’s KGB reports.

“On January 10, 2024, the Georgian citizen Aleksi Dzhuansherovich Adeishvili, born in 1967, resident of Tbilisi, was detained for illegally crossing the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia by officers of the South Ossetian border authorities.

On Monday, April 1, the capital's administration will open a stand in memory of the South Ossetian soldiers who died during Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Aza Bestaeva, a member of the Council of Veterans of the Republic and the initiator of the project, told IA “Res” about this.

She has noted that from the first days of the special operation, “our guys have been taking an active part in it.”