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In Tskhinval, on Sunday, has been paid last tribute to the outstanding state and public figure of South Ossetia Boris Chochiev. He died at the age of 64 in the intensive care unit of the Vladikavkaz hospital from the consequences of coronavirus infection.

The leadership of South Ossetia, headed by President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, Russian Ambassador to the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, a delegation from North Ossetia, relatives, friends, and representatives of the public gave the last honor to Boris Chochiev .

An outstanding statesman and public figure of South Ossetia Boris Chochiev passed away. “The era is gone” - this is how many residents of South Ossetia responded to the tragic news. He died at the age of 64 in the intensive care unit of a Vladikavkaz hospital from the consequences of coronavirus infection.

Former world champion in two versions, Russian Murat (IRON) Gassiev won the second fight in the heavyweight category and won the title of Asian champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA). In a 10-round match held in Moscow, he won against German Michael Wallisch by technical knockout in the fourth round.

Gassiev carried out several powerful blows to the German's body, after which he staggered. But Gassiev's blows to the head became critical for Wallisch. The German fell near the ropes, the referee counted the knockdown.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Faisal al-Mikdad, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported.

The head of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry expressed satisfaction with the dynamism of the development of diplomatic relations.

An expanded meeting of the officers was held at the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia, at which Minister of Defense Ibragim Gasseev defined the tasks for the near future, brought the requirements for the quality and timing of the main tasks solved by the Armed Forces in the summer training period of 2021. This was reported by the press service of the Defense Ministry.

The activities of the Lugar laboratory in Georgia raises serious concerns and questions, Alan Margiev, Minister of Agriculture of South Ossetia, told reporters.

“We do not know what they are doing there, what activities this laboratory is conducting. We have noted earlier that since the completion of the construction of this laboratory in Georgia, various diseases of livestock have been noted on the territory of our Republic, including African swine fever, lumpy skin disease, the appearance of a brown marble bug was recorded, "Margiev said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko and the head of the US delegation to the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, Andrew Shofer, discussed the regional agenda at their meeting on Tuesday, including interaction in the format of the Geneva Discussions.

"An interested exchange of views took place on topical topics of the regional agenda with an emphasis on interaction in the format of the Geneva discussions," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The meeting was held at the request of the American side.

A bilateral agreement on cooperation and interaction between the Public Chambers of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Donetsk People's Republic was signed by the heads of the chambers Sergey Kudziev and Alexander Kofman.

The issue of mutual recognition with Russia of certificates of vaccination against coronavirus issued to residents of South Ossetia will be resolved in the near future, relevant appeals have been sent to the Russian government, the Health Minister of the Republic Soslan Naniev said at the briefing in Tskhinval.

Gassiev has a serious opponent, but our sportsman is in good shape, the Russian boxer's coach Vitaly Slanov commented to the "Res" agency about the upcoming fight.

Murat Gassiev will enter the ring against the WBO European heavyweight champion Michael Wallisch - this is another step towards the return of the Russian champion to the top.

On July 21, before the fight for the WBA Asia title, Murat Gassiev and his opponent Michael Wallisch were weighed. As a result of the procedure, Gassiev "outweighed" Wallisha - the Russian weighs 106.5 kilograms, Wallisch - 102.6 kilograms.