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South Ossetian Defense Minister Ibrahim Gasseev will take part in the IX Moscow Conference on International Security MCIS-2021. According to the press service of the defense department, the invitation was received from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The International Forum is held by Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation on June 22-24. In his address to the conference participants, Sergei Shoigu has noted that the most pressing problems and trends in the field of international military policy will traditionally be discussed.

The KGB of South Ossetia announced on Tuesday that any provocations on the state border of the Republic will be suppressed within the framework of the law.

The next initiatives of Georgia in South Ossetia are considered as another humanitarian aid to the budget of several dozen Tbilisi families, Foreign Minister of the Republic Dmitry Medoev said in a comment to the" Res" news agency.

"It seems that the classic expression -" the West will help us "is taking on real shape ...", - said the Minister.

Medoev has reminded that the Republic has already gone through a number of similar projects, starting from the time of the early Saakashvili (the then president of Georgia).

On the Day of Memory and Grief on June 22, a number of significant events will be held in South Ossetia, prepared by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic.

As Minister of Culture Zhanna Zasseeva has informed the IA "Res", the theatrical performance "Requiem" was prepared jointly with the Ministry of Education of the Republic, which will be shown on June 22 at 19:00 in the assembly hall of the Tskhinval gymnasium "Albion".

The events of the Army-2021 international military-technical forum will be held for the first time at the sites of the Southern Military District in South Ossetia, Vadim Astafyev, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, told reporters.

On Sunday, on the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the genocide of Ossetians, flowers and wreaths were laid at the monument to 13 Communards at the Zguder cemetery in South Ossetia.

The decree establishing a memorable date - June 20 was signed by the head of state - Anatoly Bibilov in 2020. The past year was also declared the "Year of Remembrance" in connection with the centenary of the genocide of Ossetians, carried out in 1920 by the Georgian Democratic Republic.

The events dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide will begin on June 20 at 10:00 am with the laying of flowers at the monument to 13 Communards at the Zguder Cemetery, the press service of the South Ossetian Ministry of Culture told the IA “Res”.

“On Theatre Square, places will be determined where everyone will be able to light candles during the day, thereby paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the genocide,” the agency's source said.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov instructed the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic to work out the issue of providing assistance to the city of Kerch, press Secretary of the head of state Dina Gassieva told the IA “Res” on Friday.

President of South Ossetia expressed concern over the flooding in Kerch.

The presentation of 3 books, published with the assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science of South Ossetia, took place in the Anakharsis Republican Library in Tskhinal. The books “So that the past is not forgotten” and “Pages of the memory album” are dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the genocide of the Ossetian people. The third book is an album with the works of the school students of the fine arts studio of the secondary school in the village of Khetagurovo, Tskhinval district.

The meeting of the Defense and Security Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Atsamaz Bibilov.

The parliamentarians discussed the problems of residents of the border villages of the Tskhinval district that arise when they move across the border area, the press service of the legislative body reported.

Discussion of this issue will continue at the next meeting of the relevant committee.