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The Leningrad Region is always ready for cooperation with South Ossetia, said Boris Kurtaev, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Leningrad Region, during the meeting with President of the Republic Alan Gagloev.

On Sunday, Alan Gagloev met with the delegation that had arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the celebrations in honor of the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic by the Russian Federation.

Representatives of multinational Russia and its friendly countries today, like brothers, are together defending a common culture and values, protecting the republics of Donbass, President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev noted during the meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Ingushetia Vladimir Slastenin.

The delegation of Ingushetia visited the republic to participate in the events on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of Recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

The people of South Ossetia, on the way to recognition, went through many trials and losses and deservedly received it, - President of the Republic said at the meeting with veterans of military operations from Abkhazia, the DPR and the LPR, who had arrived in Tskhinvali to participate in the celebrations dedicated to the Day of Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

The head of state has expressed his gratitude to the veterans, noting that South Ossetia is always glad to see them on its land.

Issues of cooperation between South Ossetia and the Republic of Crimea were discussed at the working meeting between Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev and Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to President of the Russian Federation Georgy Muradov.

According to the press service of the government, Muradov is in Tskhinval on an official visit on the occasion of the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the recognition of South Ossetia by Russia.

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.