The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry called the statement on behalf of the European Union regarding Brussels' intentions to "work" with the Syrian People's Assembly to reconsider Damascus's sovereign decisions and to pressure the Syrian leadership to reverse its recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
A working meeting between Minister of Education and Science of South Ossetia Aslan Lolaev and Minister of Education and Science of North Ossetia Ella Alibekova took place in Vladikavkaz.
“During the meeting, the heads of departments discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of general, additional and vocational education. The parties paid special attention to the implementation of joint projects,” the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic has noted.
South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev congratulated Nicaraguan Foreign Ministers Denis Moncada Colindres and Waldrack Ludwig Jentzke Whitaker on the Day of the People's Sandinista Revolution.
The Republic is celebrating the 47th anniversary of its main national holiday on Sunday, according to the congratulatory message.
А meeting was held in Moscow between the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev and Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, Jesús Salazar Velázquez, the Foreign Ministry's press service reports.
"The parties exchanged views on the situation in South Ossetia and Venezuela and expressed their mutual commitment to the further development of the South Ossetian-Venezuelan relations," the press service has noted.
A South Ossetian delegation took part in a celebratory event at the Nicaraguan Embassy in Moscow dedicated to the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.
The reception was attended by South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev, the Republic's Ambassador to Russia Znaur Gassiev, and the Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia to Nicaragua Narim Kozaev, the diplomatic service's press service reported.
Astamur Katsia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Abkhazia, presented his credentials to the Republic's President, Badra Gunba. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The President has noted that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are bound by historically fraternal relations based on a shared destiny, mutual respect, and long-standing support, and wished the Ambassador success in his responsible diplomatic mission aimed at strengthening friendly ties between the states," the statement reads.
The political party "Iry Farn" notified the Central Election Commission (CEC) of a pre-election congress to nominate a presidential candidate on July 18. Members of the political party are expected to support the candidacy of their leader, Khokh Chochiev. Additionally, the parliament member Oleg Kozaev has announced his participation in the elections; a meeting of his initiative group will be held on July 19.
Chochiev participated in the 2024 parliamentary elections, but his party failed to overcome the 7% threshold and failed to enter the eighth parliament.
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova held a working meeting with her South Ossetian counterpart, Inal Tasoev.
The main topic of discussion was strengthening cooperation between the two countries' human rights institutions amid the new stage of integration. Yana Lantratova has written about this on her Telegram channel.
"The historic Treaty of Deepening Allied Cooperation signed on May 9 takes relations between Russia and South Ossetia to a new level of rapprochement.
Commemorative events dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the deployment of the Joint Peacekeeping Force (JPKF) were held in Tskhinval.
The central event was a flower-laying ceremony at a stele commemorating the heroism of Russian and South Ossetian servicemen.
The commemorative event was attended by the Republic's leadership, led by First Deputy Prime Minister Dzambolat Tadtayev, representatives of the Russian Embassy, and representatives of the Republic's ministries and departments.
Russia will do everything to support Marat Kambolov's work as head of South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the meeting with Acting President of the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov.
"We will do everything to support you. Of course, we understand that there are plenty of issues and problems, but I must say that you and your family view the republic as your homeland, and I am confident that you will do everything in your power to develop the Republic," Putin said.
