April 11, in the Georgian village of Ergneti, which borders on South Ossetia, was held the seventh meeting of the Coordination Mechanism to address the issue of the persons being missing since the August 2008 war, as well as since the conflict of 1989-1992.
Ossetian professional boxer, the WBC European champion in the weight category up to 66.6 kg Aslanbek Kozaev has launched the enhanced trainings for the next title fight, which he plans to hold in the second half of May.
Today the official delegation led by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov will take part in the funeral of the first President of North Ossetia Akhsarbeg Hadzhimurzaevich Galazov.
Ossetian grappler, the world champion Rustam Chsiev will participate in the tournament «Professional Grappling League» which kicks off on April 13 in the U.S. city of Siklervil (New Jersey, USA).
According to the sportsman, he has been training hard for the competition and is in excellent shape.
Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (August 26, 2008) to ensure the safety and survival of the peoples of both republics. This was declared by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his interview to TV channel RTVI, informs the official website of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
South Ossetian athlete Soslan Gassiev will perform in the arm wrestling Junior European Championship to be held in Latvia in early May, 2013.
The bout of the Ossetian MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Alan Gigolaev scheduled for April 12, 2013, was canceled due to refusal of his opponent to fight. According to the athlete, the fight was to be held in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) according to NFC (National Fighting Championship).
A round table discussion on the topic "Prospects for the revival of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in South Ossetia as a condition for democratic development of the Republic" was held in Tskhinval; it was attended by representatives of the South Ossetian NGOs.
Ossetian professional boxer, the WBC European champion in the weight class up to 66.6 kg Aslanbek Kozaev will hold the next title fight in late May, told the news agency "Res" a coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov.
"Kozaev will defend his title of the Slavic countries and the CIS champion, - said Slanov. - At the present time representatives of the promoter company "Ural Boxing Promotion", which is represented by Kozaev, are discussing the possibility of conducting a single combat with the Georgian boxer Georgy Ungadze. But there are also a number of alternative opponents for our athlete. "
The seventh session of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on socio-economic cooperation between South Ossetia and Russia will be held in Tskhinval on April 18-19, 2013. This decision was taken following a visit to South Ossetia by a working group of representatives of Russian ministries and agencies, led by Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev.
