A working meeting of the participants of the South Ossetian delegation at the international Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia with the Co-chairs of the Geneva discussions from the EU, OSCE and UN was held on Wednesday, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.
In Moscow, on September 15, 2009, the defense Ministers of Russia and South Ossetia signed an Agreement on military cooperation, which resulted from the Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia of September 17, 2008.
A press conference by the South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov will take place in Tskhinval on Wednesday evening, press secretary of the head of state Dina Gassieva told reporters.
"A press conference on the socio-political situation in South Ossetia will be held live on the IR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company," Gassieva said.
The press conference starts at 18.00.
South Ossetia is preparing to celebrate two public holidays - the Day of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Day of the State Flag of the Republic.
As reported to IA “Res” by Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia, the festive events will start on September 17 and end on September 20.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua, Mr. Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Nicaragua, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO reports.
The State Security Committee of South Ossetia issued a statement on Tuesday according to which restrictions on crossing the South Ossetian-Russian state border are still in force for citizens of the third countries. The restrictions are in effect until the relevant decisions are made by the authorized bodies of South Ossetia and Russia.
The events in post-election Belarus clearly showed who is a friend and a reliable ally of the Belarusian people, and who has never been, an official representative of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry said in a comment to the IA Res.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to open the border with South Ossetia, which was closed earlier due to the threat of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, the press service of the Russian government reported on Tuesday.
"Russia is opening the border with South Ossetia, and is also removing restrictions for some specialists to enter and leave the country, imposed due to the spread of a new coronavirus infection," the document says.
President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov congratulated President of the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega on the Independence Day of the Republic of Nicaragua, the press service of the head of state reports.
President of South Ossetia stressed the significance of the date for the people of Nicaragua.
"The date of September 15, 1821 became a landmark event in the history of the people of the Republic of Nicaragua. This day is a symbol of the unity of the people of Nicaragua, which has managed to assert its inalienable right to national dignity and a better future.
MMA fighter Khetag Pliev won the Extreme Challenge tournament. As Pliev told IA Res, he overpowered the opponent by choke hold in the first round in 1.5 minutes.
“The competition was held in Iowa, USA. I competed in the weight category of 77 kilograms, won in the first round with a choke hold,” Pliev said.
Pliev's rival was the American fighter Bruce Miller.
