Minister of Culture of South Ossetia Madina Ostaeva is taking part in the III St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, which is taking place these days in the cultural capital of Russia.
The Investment Program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia in 2014 has been successfully implemented by the joint efforts of Russian and South Ossetian experts, said the Head of the Department of the Russian President for socio-economic cooperation with South Ossetia and Abkhazia Oleg Govorun at a working meeting with members of the South Ossetian government and heads of contracting organizations.
More than 130 leading experts, journalists and political scientists from Russia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, CIS and foreign countries participated in the international conference in Moscow "Public Diplomacy for Eurasian integration."
According to the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, at the conference were discussed the most urgent and pressing issues of international relations.
New external challenges and threats require from South Ossetia to sign a new treaty of alliance and partnership with Russia. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, speaking at a meeting of the Government of the Republic.
The public of South Ossetia with great interest have listened to the annual report, the message of the President of Russia on the state of the country and its position in the world, said the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov, commenting on today's message of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly of the country.
November 26-30, 2014 Istanbul hosted the International Festival of Arts " The Days of Ossetian Culture in Turkey", organized with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, with the participation of the Ossetian society "Alan" in Istanbul, which this year has marked its 25 anniversary.
Professor of the Agostinho Neto University (Republic of Angola) Muraz Kozonti has recently arrived in his homeland. Today, on the invitation of the rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeev, Muraz Kozonti has given a lecture on the role of higher education in a society for the staff and students of the Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science.
Entrepreneurs of South Ossetia met with the businessmen from Iran, arrived in the capital of the Republic. According to the Chairman of the public organization "Union of Entrepreneurs of South Ossetia" Marina Dzigoeva, during the meeting the entrepreneurs discussed areas of cooperation.
The Delegation of South Ossetian Parliament headed by Speaker Anatoly Bibilov will participate in the VIII Conference of the North Caucasus Parliamentary Association. The delegation has included Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Dmitry Tasoev, Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Ties Igor Kochiev.
South Ossetia has marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the national liberation movement for freedom and independence. November 23, 1989 at the entrance to Tskhinval gathered people's volunteer corps against Georgian nationalists led by Zviad Gamsakhurdia. The entire male population blocked the way to the Georgian armed groups. A small group of ordinary guys of Tskhinval, unarmed, holding hands, blocked the entry to the buses driving from Tbilisi to Tskhinval.
