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On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the mixed peacekeeping forces entering South Ossetia, President Anatoly Bibilov presented state awards to peacekeepers - medals "For Military Labor for Peace" and "Defender of the Fatherland", the presidential press service reports.

The head of state thanked them for their service and stressed that thanks to the deployment of the peacekeeping forces, the people of the Republic of South Ossetia found peace and tranquility.

Wreaths and flowers were laid to Stela in memory of the fallen peacekeepers in South Ossetia

“The end of the 80s - the beginning of the 90s were difficult years, a difficult time for the entire South Ossetian people,” said Philip Khachirov, commander of the battalion of the Joint Order and Peace Forces for the South Ossetian part, opening a rally dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the deployment of peacekeeping forces in South Ossetia.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, met with the European freestyle wrestling champion among boys Andrei Bestaev and his coach Tamerlan Kochiev, the press service of the head of state reports.

Presidential Aide Rufin Dzhioev and Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism Sergey Zasseev also attended the meeting.

The head of state thanked the young athlete for his confident victory.

The conditions for the resumption of air links with Georgia were determined when a decision was made to suspend it, said Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“When the relevant decisions were made, they were justified, and the framework was also outlined, both for their adoption and for their possible cancellation. We must assume that the relevant comments were given at the time of making decisions and launching their actions,” Zakharova said. briefing on Thursday.

The Embassy of South Ossetia in Moscow is outraged by the image of the Georgian SSR with the inclusion of the territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Georgian products coming to Russia, the diplomatic site reported on Thursday.

Georgia has long been among the top newsmakers in the global media space. A special place in this news flow occupy messages relating to the military sphere. Until now, the media and the Internet have been vigorously discussing investigations into abuses by officials of the Saakashvili era, the public is learning about new details of dubious arms purchase deals for the Georgian army.

The agreement provides for the promotion of historical and cultural potential.

The Embassy of South Ossetia signed a cooperation agreement with the Museum of Russian Art.

"On Wednesday, within the framework of the meeting of Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev and Director of the Museum of Russian Art Pavel Bulatov, took place the signing of Cooperation Agreement," the Embassy press service reports.

On Wednesday, at a plenary meeting, the Federation Council approved a law. ratifying the protocol to the treaty of the Russian Federation with South Ossetia, which exempts citizens of the contracting parties from restrictions on the duration of their stay in the territory of both countries.

The protocol was signed in Moscow on November 9, 2018. It provides for "the possibility for citizens of one contracting party to stay on the territory of another contracting party without restrictions on the length of stay established by the legislation of each of the states."

It is necessary to look for positions that promote the emergence of the germs of confidence among the people of South Ossetia in Georgia, the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Murat Dzhioev, said at the 48th Geneva Discussions in late June.

First of all, he focused on the problem of searching and clarifying the fate of those residents of South Ossetia who are listed to be missing after 2008.

What is happening in Georgia is similar to a planned provocation with the participation of third forces, said Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko.

"We are absolutely sure that forcing anti-Russian hysteria in the Georgian society, is into the hands of destructive and, in this sense, deeply Georgian elements, as well as all sorts of the third forces, whose goal is not only in the Caucasus, to divide and rule", Matvienko said at the plenary session of the Federation Council on Wednesday.