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There is a very strong international component in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the independence of the Republic, Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, said this at the solemn meeting in Tskhinval dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

According to Karasin, the courage and truth of the South Ossetian people defeated in August 2008 the ambitions of the collective West.

South Ossetia will build a common future with the Russian Federation, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev said during the meeting with the North Ossetian delegation headed by Sergei Menyailo.

On Saturday, the head of state received a delegation arrived in Tskhinval to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by Russia.

The meeting was attended by Russian Ambassador to the Republic Marat Kulakhmetov, Chairman of the Government of South Ossetia Konstantin Dzhussoev, deputies of the Republic's Parliament.

The delegation from Kabardino-Balkaria, which arrived in Tskhinval to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the recognition of South Ossetia by Russia, has been received on Saturday by the President of the Republic Alan Gagloev.

The meeting was attended by the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Kazbek Kokov, the first Deputy Chairman of the government of the KBR Sergey Govorov, the head of the local administration of the KBR Alan Kulbaev.

The Head of State Alan Gagloev thanked the guests for coming to the Republic on this significant day for South Ossetia.

Syria is counting on further cooperation with South Ossetia in all areas to increase the level of bilateral cooperation in the interests of the two countries and for the benefit of the peoples, President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad said in his congratulation to the head of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev on the Independence Day.

President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik congratulated President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev on the day of recognition of the independence of the Republic of the Russian Federation.

"On behalf of the Republika Srpska and on my own behalf, I convey to you my warmest
congratulations

on the occasion of this significant day!

The Day of Recognition of Independence is a symbol of courage, resilience and thirst for justice of the people of South Ossetia," the congratulatory message says.

South Ossetia gained peace and stability after Russia's recognition of independence 15 years ago, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev told RIA Novosti.

After Tbilisi's armed aggression against Tskhinval on August 26, 2008, Russia recognized the sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which had been long seeking the independence, and has been providing large-scale financial and socio-economic assistance to the development of the republics.

Over the past fifteen years, the South Ossetian-Russian relations have had a high dynamics of development of cooperation in all areas, according to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia on the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the state independence of the Republic by the Russian Federation.

"On August 26, South Ossetia celebrates one of the main public holidays - the Day of Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

South Ossetia aims to strengthen and develop relations with Nicaragua, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev noted during the meeting with the Nicaraguan delegation, arrived to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the recognition of state independence of the Republic by the Russian Federation.

The head of the Republic has noted that today people of the South are celebrating one of the most important public holidays.

In August 2008, with the support of external patrons, Tbilisi grossly violated the norms of international law and agreements on the peaceful settlement of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, noted in his address to the Ossetians and Abkhazians in connection with the 15th anniversary of the recognition of independence.

Close relations are developing between South Ossetia and Nicaragua, embassies are actively functioning, there is interaction in the field of culture, Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev noted during the meeting with the Nicaraguan delegation on Friday.