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Russia remains a reliable partner, a guarantor of peace and security for Tskhinval in the region, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said on Tuesday.

“I would like to note that South Ossetia is ready for further constructive work with its strategic partner, is ready to discuss all the issues that relate to regional security and once again assure the leadership of the Russian Federation that South Ossetia, for its part, remains a reliable partner, a southern outpost for the fraternal, our great Motherland," Gagloev said.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev arrived in Sochi, where on October 3 the South Ossetian leader will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Gagloev’s press Secretary Natalya Bosikova said.

“The agenda of the meeting includes a discussion of important interstate issues. Based on the results, a meeting in a more expanded format is also planned with the participation of the head of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia and Abkhaz colleagues,” she said.

A meeting between Presidents of the Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Abkhazia, Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania, took place in Sukhum in an expanded format.

Aslan Bzhania greeted Alan Gagloev and the delegation from South Ossetia, noting the significance of the relationship between the two fraternal peoples.

Presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania discussed state issues of the two republics in the informal setting on the eve of the holiday, press Secretary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Natalya Bosikova told IA “Res”.

“The presidents talked in the informal setting, after which our delegation was organized an excursion around Lake Ritsa, on Stalin’s boat. The Ossetian people and the head of the South Ossetian state are receiving a very warm welcome, which is very valuable for us,” said Natalya Bosikova.

The leadership of South Ossetia is holding consultations with Russian colleagues in order to prevent an increase in prices for goods due to changes in customs duty rates on goods exported from Russia, according to the message published on the official website of the government of the Republic.

“From October 1, 2023, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1538, the rates of customs duties on goods exported from the Russian Federation will change. This resolution applies, including to South Ossetia and Abkhazia,” the government said.

In Sukhum on Friday, a meeting was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Akhsar Dzhioev, and his Abkhaz counterpart, Inal Ardzinba, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.

Akhsar Dzhioev expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and congratulated the people of Abkhazia on the upcoming Victory Day in the Patriotic War, wished peace, prosperity and further victories.

The ninth meeting of the joint South Ossetian-Russian demarcation commission was held in Moscow on September 26-29, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reports.

“The Joint Commission continued its work on the international legal registration of the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

The meeting was held in the spirit of good neighborliness and mutual understanding,” the statement of the press service reads.

The South Ossetian delegation led by President Alan Gagloev will take part in the events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Victory in the 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia. This was reported by the press service of the head of the Republic.

As part of the visit, a meeting will take place between presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania.

The South Ossetian delegation has also included Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev, Defense Minister Marat Pavlov, and Presidential Aide Alan Pliev.

Georgia's receipt of candidate status for joining the European Union does not guarantee its entry into the international alliance, this opinion was expressed by the head of the information and analytical department of the South Ossetian Presidential Executive Office, political scientist Yuri Vazagov at the press conference in Tskhinval.

The servicemen of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia went to Abkhazia to participate in the ceremonial events and the military parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Victory of the Abkhaz people in the1992-1993 Patriotic War.

According to the press service of the department, the delegation has included employees of the Zelim Muldarov Special Forces battalion, the banner group and the parade crew.