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The head of state of Alania, Anatoly Bibilov, called on South Ossetian artists to develop a sketch for the future monument to the guys opposing the thousands of Georgian hordes on November 23, 1989. He stated this at a solemn meeting dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the Day of Courage and National Unity. “On the day of the thirty-fifth anniversary, we should lay flowers not on the stone, but on the memorial monument,” said Anatoly Bibilov.

The head of the State Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia, Maria Kotaeva, summed up the results of the past week at a briefing at the Sputnik-South Ossetia press center, and also spoke about the significant events planned for the near future.

According to Maria Kotaeva, the outgoing week was remembered by the artificially raised noise around the arrest of the Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who had illegally crossed the border of South Ossetia from Georgia.

The Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was detained in South Ossetia for violating the border, crossed the border for personal purposes, not for treating the patient, at the time of his arrest he was drunk and behaved aggressively, told Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alexander Pliev to RIA Novosti.

The II International Conference "The Role of Interaction of Factions of Political Parties and Blocs in Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of the CIS Countries" was held in the State Duma. A delegation of the South Ossetian Parliament led by Speaker Alan Tadtaev took part in its work. The Speaker of the Parliament told in detail about the work of the conference as a whole and about the meetings of parliamentarians held in the framework of the Forum, the press service reported.

In Brussels, in the building of the European Parliament, a meeting was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and the well-known human rights activist, member of the European Parliament Tatyana Zhdanok, who is a member of the Green Faction and the European Free Alliance. This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia.

Dmitry Medoev thanked Tatyana Zhdanok for the meeting and the opportunity to visit the European Parliament.

A meeting between Minister of Justice of South Ossetia Zalina Lalieva and Minister of Justice of Russia Alexander Konovalov was held at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in Moscow, the press service of the Ministry of Justice of South Ossetia reports. The meeting was also attended by officials from the two countries.

Welcoming the guests, Alexander Konovalov has noted that further work will be carried out in the field of profile. And will also be successfully implemented the main points of the Cooperation Program between the ministries of Russia and South Ossetia.

KGB connects the provocation on the border with mass protests in Georgia

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia stated on Thursday that the attempts by the Georgian opposition, its Western curators, and official Tbilisi to gain political points on the Georgian citizen Vazhe Gaprinadashvili, as well as exerting pressure on the Republic’s authorities to improve its internal rating, are futile.

South Ossetia will host the events dedicated to the Day of Courage and National Unity - November 23, the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic reports.

“On November 22, a ceremonial meeting on the Day of Courage and National Unity and a concert «Dedicated to the Guys of Our Yard” will be held at the Chermen State Concert Hall in Tskhinval. On the same day, in the evening, the play “Afkhardty Hassana” will be shown at the State Drama Theater,” the press service said.

The issue of preparing for the 100th anniversary of the tragic date - the genocide of the Ossetian people of 1920-1921 was discussed at a meeting of the Committee on National Politics, Culture, Religion and the Media, the press service reported.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev discussed with representatives of an Italian law firm the possibility of assistance in preparation of a lawsuit against Georgia over the genocide of South Ossetians in 1920. The Minister informed TASS about this following the results of his trip to Italy.