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The coronavirus pandemic that has swept the whole world has caused a slowdown in the establishment of relations between Italy and South Ossetia, Mauro Murgia, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic in Italy, told reporters.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some disruptions in our relationship. In addition, Russophobia, which is currently happening in the world, also leaves its mark on our activities, but we are fully confident that we will continue to work and cooperate together,” Murja said.

The publication and translation of books into the Ossetian and Abkhazian languages ​​will increase the awareness of Russians about these republics, Alexander Skakov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes.

During the Moscow-Tskhinval-Sukhum video bridge, he noted that a lot of work had already been done in the relations between Russia and South Ossetia.

There is a small gap in the Abkhaz-Ossetian relations that needs to be filled, Maxim Gvindzhia, Assistant to the President of Abkhazia for international affairs, said during the Moscow-Tskhinval-Sukhum teleconference dedicated to the Concept of the Russian Federation's humanitarian policy abroad.

In his opinion, there is a space in relations between Abkhazia and South Ossetia that is not filled with activity and projects.

On the invitation of the Minister of Culture of Chechnya Aishat Kadyrova Minister of Culture of South Ossetia Rada Dzagoeva and artistic director of the Kosta Khetagurov State Drama Theater Tamerlan Dzudtsov will be guests of the Federation festival

This was reported to IA"Res" by the artistic director of the theater Tamerlan Dzudtsov.

He has noted that the opening ceremony of the festival will be held on Sunday. The IV All-Russian Festival "Federation", aimed at the preservation and development of national cultures, will be held in Grozny from September 11 to 18.

A meeting of the bilateral committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and North Ossetia-Alania on cross-border cooperation was held in Tskhinval. The meeting was attended by the ministers of internal affairs and the heads of services and departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the two republics, the leadership of the ICC.

A meeting of the Coordinating Mechanism to Clarify the Fate and Whereabouts of Persons Missing in Connection with the Armed Conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 took place on Friday in the village of Ergneti.

The Coordination Mechanism was established in 2010 under the auspices and technical and expert support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), acting as a neutral intermediary. This exclusively humanitarian exchange platform brings together South Ossetian, Georgian and Russian participants.

The Georgian citizen violated the state border of South Ossetia in March of this year was released on Friday due to the expiration of his sentence and transferred to Georgia in accordance with the established procedure, the press service of the KGB of the Republic reports.

"On March 26, 2022, in the vicinity of the village of Adzysar, Tskhinval District, for violating the regime of the State Border of the Republic of South Ossetia, employees of the South Ossetian border authorities detained a citizen of Georgia Kudzhoshvili Giorgi Givievich, born in 1994.

The development of cooperation between the countries, as well as the goals and objectives of the Concept of Russia's Humanitarian Policy Abroad, were discussed during the Moscow-Tskhinval-Sukhum teleconference at the Sputnik-South Ossetia site.

On September 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the Concept of Russia's Humanitarian Policy Abroad. The document says that the priority of Russia's humanitarian policy abroad will be to expand cooperation with the countries of the CIS, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the DPR and the LPR.

President Alan Gagloev has received the delegation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia-Alania, headed by Minister, Lieutenant General of Police Andrey Sergeyev, which arrived in South Ossetia,.

Welcoming the guests, President of South Ossetia highly appreciated the bilateral cooperation of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of South and North Ossetia.

According to him, with the formation of the Joint Information and Coordination Center, additional opportunities have appeared that allow for the rapid sharing of information and documentation.

The Defense Ministry of South Ossetia hosted a solemn ceremony of awarding the military personnel of the national army - participants in the "Tank Biathlon" of the International Army Games - 2022.

According to the press service of the Defense Ministry, thanks were announced to the entire team.

It was noted that during the international competition "Tank Biathlon" the South Ossetian servicemen had shown good results, including diligence and the will to win.