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President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov met with members of the delegation of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, headed by a member of the RF Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Sergei Tsekov, who arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential election, the press service of the head of state reported.

The meeting was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov.

Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev received on Saturday the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic in Italy, Mauro Murgia, who had arrived in Tskhinval as an observer at the presidential elections.

Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev has received international observers from the Republic of Turkey, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic reported.

The delegation includes: Khosity Burkhan, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic in the Republic of Turkey and Yilmaz Batibey, Chairman of the Federation of the United Caucasian Societies of Turkey, who arrived in South Ossetia for the presidential elections in South Ossetia.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with members of the delegation of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, who arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the press service of the head of state reported.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has held a meeting with the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, which arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the press service of the head of state reports.

The Syrian delegation is headed by the head of the Syrian-South Ossetian parliamentary friendship committee, Youssef Al-Salama.

The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Vladimir Kelekhsaev.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov is confident that Georgia will not open a "second front" for Russia in South Ossetia, even under the US pressure, as this will cause serious problems for Tbilisi.

"I don't think that Georgia will succumb to the pressure that entails serious problems for Georgia itself. I see no reason why Georgia can open some kind of" second front, "he said in an interview with TASS, answering a relevant question. - It's, as they say, just shoot yourself in the foot and, in this case, maybe even in the head."

The ban on pre-election campaigning ahead of the April 10 presidential election came into force in South Ossetia on Saturday.

More than 60 international observers representing Russia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, etc. will be following the voting process in South Ossetia in the Republic's presidential elections on Sunday, Kristina Avlokhova, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia, told reporters.

"We have more than 60 people registered, some international observers have already arrived," the CEC Secretary said.

The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, called the expanded meeting of the action group on holding a referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia a significant historical event that the people of Ossetia have been waiting for 100 years.

Addressing the guests who are taking part in the event, Bibilov noted that "they came to South Ossetia as brothers, to support our aspiration to unite with Russia."

He addressed the people of South Ossetia with words of congratulations on the Constitution Day, which is being celebrated in the Republic today, April 8.

We are one nation, we have the same roots, we have the same history, the same traditions and customs, Sergey Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia-Alania, said at the solemn meeting of the action group for holding a referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia.

"No matter how history develops, no matter who divides whom with borders, we have never felt these borders among ourselves," Menyailo said. - We have good relations, kinship, friendly ties."

According to the head of North Ossetia, tragic and heroic events happen in the history of any nation.