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The Boris Galaev State Song and Dance Group of South Ossetia "Simd" is preparing for a major solo concert at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, the press service of the creative team reports.

"The concert will take place on March 7 as part of the exchange cultural events of Russia and South Ossetia and will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory, in particular, to the heroic residents of the besieged Leningrad, all those who died and survived in the fight against fascism," the press service has noted.

Members of the South Ossetian Parliament will take part in the second round of the presidential elections in Abkhazia as international observers, Zaza Driaev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Relations, told IA "Res".

"Our delegation is in Abkhazia. Polling stations will be opened on Saturday at 8:00 a.m., and we will begin observing the elections. We plan to visit as many polling stations as possible," Driaev said.

A meeting was held in Moscow between Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Republic of South Ossetia Alba Torres.

"The parties signed the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua on the mutual waiver of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic, official, service and foreign passports," the press service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reports.

A delegation from the North Caucasus Federal University headed by Rector Dmitry Bespalov visited South Ossetia, the NCFU press service reports. During a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic Konstantin Dzhussoev, it was noted that the University was s expanding the training program for civil servants and teachers of South Ossetia, and the results of cooperation over 10 years were summed up.

The Ossetian community of the Sechenov University represented the Republic at the Unity Day festival of nations, the press service of the Moscow Ossetian Community reports.

“Over the course of seven days, the students represented dozens of Russian regions and foreign countries, and various events were organized at various university venues.

​These were sports competitions, intellectual quizzes, a food fest, and a donor campaign was held,” the press service has noted.

​The culmination of the holiday was the Unity Day concert.

President Alan Gagloev met with a delegation fo North Ossetia dealing with youth policy issues.

According to the press service of the head of state, the delegation has included a member of Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the leader of the House of Public Organizations Alan Bazaev, the head of the organization "Iron Faesivaed" Erik Bagaev, as well as the activists Timur Batsoev and Alan Dzhioev.

They were accompanied by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports of the Republic of South Ossetia Andrei Ottaev.

President Alan Gagloev has met with the servicemen of the 4th military base - the special military operation fighters, who came to South Ossetia on short leave.

As reported by the press service of the head of state, Gagloev warmly greeted the fighters, noting that he was looking forward to their speedy return home with victory.

“Each of us knows what a serious task has been entrusted to you. Sometimes it is difficult to even find the right words when one thinks about the events taking place on the fronts of the special military operation,” he said.

A scientist from South Ossetia, head of the department of socio-economic research of the Republican Research Institute Vyacheslav Dzhabiev took part in the international scientific and practical conference "The Transcaucasia Front during the Great Patriotic War", held in Kabardino-Balkaria.

As reported to IA "Res" by Dzhabiev, the conference, organized by the Department of General History of KBSU, was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.

The meetings of the South Ossetian children's rights ombudsman in Moscow resulted in a number of important agreements aimed at improving the protection of human rights and cooperation with the international community. This was reported to "Res" by children's ombudsman of South Ossetia, Aelita Dzhioeva, commenting on the results of her visit.

A Serbian-made hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher was found in the village of Pris in Tskhinval district of South Ossetia, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

The sappers of the emergency department took the single-use grenade launcher to the training ground for subsequent disposal, the Ministry has specified.