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South Ossetia is discussing with the Russian party the possibility of excluding residents of the Republic who do not have Russian citizenship from the new rules for crossing the border with the Russian Federation, Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev said at the session in the Parliament.

According to the new regulations, from June 30, 2025, foreigners will be required to undergo fingerprinting and photographing upon entry into Russia.

South Ossetian marbleized limestone was used in the construction of the Moscow metro stations and ceremonial buildings of the Stalin era. The stone processing enterprise LLC Impuls-A (Alan Kamen) shared the information in its Telegram channel.

"Part of the Paveletskaya metro station in Moscow is faced with noble marbleized limestone mined in South Ossetia.

For connoisseurs of paleontology, these stones are a real calling card of the Moscow metro: fossils from the Jurassic deposits of South Ossetia and Crimea are forever imprinted in their structure.

Using the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism format to promote biased narratives for propaganda purposes is extremely counterproductive, the South Ossetian KGB noted, commenting on the Georgian State Security Service statement.

There are positive changes in the issue of border violations by the EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) observers, Egor Kochiev, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement and yjr head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM said, following the 124th meeting within the framework of the IPRM.

The issue of removing the illegal Georgian police post from the territory of the South Ossetian village of Uista was again discussed at the 124th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM). Deputy Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Resolution, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev has emphasized that the South Ossetian party has been raising this issue constantly and expressed hope for a speedy resolution of the problem.

A meeting between South Ossetian leader Alan Gagloev and Abkhazian President Badra Gunba took place in Sukhum. This was reported by the press service of the head of the Republic of South Ossetia.

As noted by the press service, at the beginning of the meeting Gunba greeted Gagloev and thanked him for the visit.

He has noted that peoples of the two republics are united by a common history, a common desire to preserve their identity, culture, originality, and language.

Relations between South Ossetia and Abkhazia have always been based on mutual respect and trust, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said at the inauguration ceremony of President of Abkhazia.

Gagloev noted the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the republics, calling it a symbol of strong friendship of the Ossetian and Abkhaz peoples.

Since 2014, the volunteers from South Ossetia and Abkhazia have once again have joined the ranks, fighting against neo-Nazism in Ukraine, defending the values ​​of justice and freedom, Alan Gagloev said at the inauguration of President of Abkhazia.

He has reminded that since 2022, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, fulfilling their allied duty, supported Russia's decision to launch the special military operation to save the residents of Donbass from genocide by the Kyiv regime.

August 26, 2008 will forever remain a fateful date in the history of the South Ossetian and Abkhazian peoples, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said at the inauguration ceremony of the Abkhazian President Badra Gunba.

Gagloev has emphasized that on this day, the leadership of the Russian Federation made a historic decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

“This step was the act of justice, recognition of our right to freedom and protection from new attempts of aggression,” Gagloev said.

The convincing victory in the elections is clear evidence of the trust that the people of Abkhazia have placed in Badra Gunba, associating his name with hopes for stability, development and prosperity of the country. This was noted by President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev at the inauguration ceremony of President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba in Sukhum.

Gagloev expressed confidence that the experience, balanced approach and strategic vision of Badra Gunba will allow him to successfully cope with the challenges facing the republic and lead it along the path of progressive development.