The elected President of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev, officially assumed the office of President of the Republic. The inauguration ceremony is being held for the first time at the State Drama Theater in the center of Tskhinval.
Alan Gagloev took an oath on the Constitution in two state languages - Ossetian and Russian, after which the head of the CEC, Emilia Gagieva, handed Gagloev a presidential certificate.
As part of the working visit of the delegation of the Parliament of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation, the Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council Grigory Karasin met with the Chairman of the Committee of the Parliament of South Ossetia on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Zaza Driaev, according to the official website of the Federation Council.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev had received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan, who arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the President of South Ossetia, which will be held on May 24, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reports.
David Babayan is accompanied by Secretary General-Head of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Semyon Afiyan.
The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, dismissed the head of the Presidential Executive Office, Igor Kozaev, and his deputies from their posts, according to their applications.
The decrees were published on Monday on the official website of the head of state.
Atsamaz Zasseev has been dismissed from the post of Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office, and Dina Gassieva has been dismissed from the post of Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office - Press Secretary of the President.
The incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, awarded the medals "Defender of the Fatherland" (posthumously) to the Honored Artist of South Ossetia Robert Kulumbegov and Sergeant Radislav Khugaev for courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the Donbass.
On Saturday, in Vladikavkaz., Anatoly Bibilov handed over the high awards to the son of Robert Kulumbegov and the father of Radislav Khugaev in the presence of the Defense Minister of the Republic, Vladimir Pukhaev,
A nationwide minute of silence was observed in South Ossetia in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the brutal massacre of more than 30 Ossetian civilians by the Georgian armed forces on the Zar bypass road.
The agreement on dual citizenship between South Ossetia and Russia will come into force from the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reports.
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko noted Tskhinval's comprehensive support for the Russian special operation to protect Donbass.
"In the context of the events around Ukraine, I would also like to note Tskhinval's sincere, comprehensive support for the Russian special military operation to protect Donbass," he said on Thursday, speaking at the plenary meeting of the State Duma.
The solution to the issue of including South Ossetia into Russia will require taking into account all factors, including the geopolitical situation, said Andrei Rudenko, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.
"The issue of unification will require the participation of both parties. We will first look at how South Ossetian citizens will vote when the referendum takes place, and accordingly we will expect a reaction of the Russian Federation," Rudenko said, speaking at the Russian State Duma on Thursday.
On Thursday, the State Duma ratified the agreement on dual citizenship between South Ossetia and Russia. Presenting the initiative, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has noted that a distinctive feature of the agreement with South Ossetia is the unilateral introduction for its citizens of a simplified procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship.
"The parameters of the procedure will be set by the President of the Russian Federation after the adoption of the relevant decree," Rudenko said.