Archive - 3/9/2024

A memorial event was held on the Cathedral Square in Tskhinval on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack in Beslan.

A flower-laying ceremony was held at the "Grieving Angel" monument in front of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, and those present honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence.

As per tradition, the participants in the event launched 334 white balloons into the sky, representing the number of those killed in the terrorist attack in Beslan.

The delegation of South Ossetia, headed by President Alan Gagloev, took part in the memorial events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Beslan tragedy. ⁣This was reported by the press service of the head of the Republic.

The Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia took part in the mourning events dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Beslan tragedy in Moscow, the press service of the diplomatic department reports.

“At 13:05 at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kulishki (Alanskoye Podvorye), in front of the monument to the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan, those present honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence, after which a wreath was laid at the monument,” the press service said.

The recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Republic of Nicaragua on September 3, 2008 was a truly significant event in the history and fate of the Ossetian people, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev has noted in a congratulatory message to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by Nicaragua.

The head of the official representative office of South Ossetia in Transnistria, Vitaly Yankovsky, took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the Tiraspol Memorial of Glory, the press service of the representative office reports.

The ceremony took place as part of the events dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the formation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

September 3, 2008 rightfully occupies a key place in the modern history of South Ossetia, Ambassador of the Republic to Russia Znaur Gassiev noted in a message to the Nicaraguan Ambassador Alba Torres in connection with the 16th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by Nicaragua.