The parliamentary delegation of South Ossetia told about the results of a three-day visit to the Federation Council to the President of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev. The head of the Republic listened to the deputies and expressed hope for a positive solution to all the issues raised with the Russian colleagues.
Created at a critical for the country time, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia played an important role in the formation of the modern South Ossetian state, becoming an integral part of the modern history of the Republic, according to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Foreign Ministry.
South Ossetia commented on the statement of the Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who called the referendum in South Ossetia a provocation by the Russian Federation.
"As for the words addressed to Russia, this is nothing more than an on-duty working out of the anti-Russian theme in front of Georgia's overseas sponsors ...", - said the acting. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Dmitry Medoev to the agency "Res" by phone.
At the same time, Medoev drew attention to the passage about non-aggression against "Abkhazian and Ossetian citizens" of Georgia.
A seminar organized with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the families of persons missing in connection with the conflicts of the 1990s and 2008 was held the day before in the conference hall of the Iryston Hotel in Tskhinvali, Res was informed in the press service of the ICRC.
In honor of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Act on the Declaration of Independence of South Ossetia, solemn events will be held in the Republic.
Acting Minister of Culture of the Republic Zhanna Zasseeva, told the IA "Res" that by the holiday on May 29, a solemn meeting "Independence bequeathed by ancestors" would be held in the capital of South Ossetia.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev has met on Wednesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lugansk People's Republic Vladislav Deinego, who arrived in Tskhinval to attend the inauguration ceremony of the elected president of the Republic, the press service of the head of state reports.
The meeting was also attended by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev hasmet with Vice-President of the Republic of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, who arrived in Tskhinval to attend the inauguration ceremony of the elected President of the Republic, the press service of the head of state reports.
Thanking the guest for the visit, Alan Gagloev expressed hope for the further development of bilateral relations with fraternal Abkhazia.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev met on Wednesday with a delegation from the Republic of Artsakh, which arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the elected president of the Republic, the press service of the head of state reports.
The delegation has included: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan and Secretary General - Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Semyon Afiyan.
President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev has met with the head of the Official Representation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Russian Federation Leonid Manakov, who arrived in Tskhinval to attend the inauguration ceremony of the elected president, the press service of the head of state reports.
The meeting was also attended by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Medoev and the Head of the Official Representation of the PMR in South Ossetia Alan Pliev.
Greeting the guest, the President thanked him for his visit to South Ossetia.
On Wednesday, at the plenary session, The Federation Council approved a law on ratification of the agreement on simplifying the procedure for acquisition Russian citizenship for citizens of South Ossetia.
The matter is about the unilateral introduction of a simplified procedure for admission to Russian citizenship for citizens of the Republic. Its parameters will be set by the President of the Russian Federation after the signing of the relevant decree.