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South Ossetia views joining the Union State as a very important and promising option for the development of the state, Vyacheslav Gobozov, State Advisor to President, said during the Moscow-Tskhinval video conference.

"At the official level, we have a very limited range of actions, but at the unofficial level - in the field of culture, sports, and the expert community - we have contacts with the Republic of Belarus. Recently, the head of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with representatives of the structures of the Union State," Gobozov said.

Deputy Chairman of the Youth Committee of South Ossetia Andrei Ottaev paid a working visit to Donetsk, where he met with Minister of Youth Policy of the DPR Kirill Makarov. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic.

During the meeting, the parties signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Mutual Understanding in the Field of Youth Policy.

The issue of benefit programs for participants in the Russian special military operation from South Ossetia is very relevant and the work on it is underway, Alimbeg Siukaev, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security, said during the Moscow-Tskhinval video conference dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Russia and South Ossetia.

He has also noted that the number of participants in the special operation from South Ossetia has approached 2,000 people.

The Chechen people have achieved lasting peace and ensured sustainable economic development as well as increase in the standard of living of the population, President of the South Alan Gagloev has noted in his congratulatory address to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in connection with the Day of the Chechen Republic.

In August, 31 violators of the legal regimes established on the state border of South Ossetia were detained at various sections of the state border, including 8 violators of the state border regime and 23 violators of the border regime, the press service of the Republic reports.

The delegation from South Ossetia is taking part in the events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the rescue service of the Republic of Dagestan. This was reported by the press service of the Republic's emergency department.

The South Ossetian delegation is headed by the head of the search and rescue team Alan Chekhoev.

As added by the department, the rescuers from the Republic of Abkhazia are also taking part in the festive events.

The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry and the Abkhazian Foreign Ministry signed a joint Consultation Plan. Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev reported this to President Alan Gagloev during the meeting dedicated to the results of the South Ossetian delegation's visit to Abkhazia on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Russia's recognition of independence.

The meeting also discussed the activities of the Foreign Ministry, including its foreign missions.

Chairman of the National Bank of South Ossetia Soslan Bekoev and Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia discussed bilateral cooperation in the banking sector. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the National Bank.

"During the telephone conversation, the parties outlined a plan of activities to support and develop the banking system of South Ossetia," the report says.

The parties also agreed to hold a meeting in Moscow in the near future.

Two anti-tank mines were found in the village of Chekh in the Tskhinval district of South Ossetia on Wednesday, the press service of the Republic's emergency department reports.

The ammunition was seized by the Emergencies Ministry sappers and taken away for subsequent destruction, the Ministry has clarified.

A memorial event was held on the Cathedral Square in Tskhinval on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack in Beslan.

A flower-laying ceremony was held at the "Grieving Angel" monument in front of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, and those present honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence.

As per tradition, the participants in the event launched 334 white balloons into the sky, representing the number of those killed in the terrorist attack in Beslan.