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June 20 in South Ossetia has become a Memorial Day for the victims of the genocide of the Ossetian people, President Anatoly Bibilov said at the meeting of the commission to perpetuate the memory of the events of 1920 on Thursday.

"Today I signed a decree on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Ossetian Genocide. For the Ossetian people, recognition of the genocide is recognition of tragedy. The main message is to bring to the international community the idea that the political elite of Georgia has always been hostile to Ossetians," Bibilov said at a meeting commission.

Chairman of the People’s Council of the DPR Vladimir Bidevka received a delegation from the Republic of South Ossetia in Donetsk, the press service of the National Assembly reports.

President Anatoly Bibilov will address the message to the people and Parliament of South Ossetia, the presidential press service reports.

In accordance with paragraph 19 of Article 50 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, the President’s message addresses the situation in the country and the main directions of the state’s foreign and domestic policy.

On Wednesday, a meeting was held between Speaker of the South Ossetian legislative body Alan Tadtaev and Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Alexei Machnev.

The heads of legislative bodies discussed the signing of an agreement between the parliaments of South and North Ossetia, as well as ongoing work to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian people in 1920.

The meeting of the Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassiev and Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko was held on Monday at the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“During the conversation, a thorough exchange of views took place on a number of topical issues on the bilateral agenda in the context of the development of the South Ossetian-Russian relations, including regional security and the Geneva discussions,” the press service of the South Ossetian Embassy reports.

Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia in order to prevent the penetration of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) into the Republic introduces a temporary restriction on the issuance of entry permits to citizens of more than 60 countries, the press service of the foreign Ministry reported on Monday.

The leaders of the South Ossetian State University and the Russian Institute of Cinema and Television signed a cooperation agreement, which involves strengthening ties, sharing experiences, videos, creating joint media products, conducting master classes at the sites of both universities, etc.,

In Moscow, a meeting was held between the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov and the Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Dmitry Kozak, the press service of the head of state told IA "Res".

"The issues of interaction between the state structures of the two countries were discussed, including the financing of the Investment Program, the construction of a backup power line, and the modernization of the Trans-Caucasus Highway," the press service said.

There was also discussed the import of food products and vehicles.

Ambassador of South Ossetia in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and part-time in the Republic of Nicaragua Narim Kozaev was presented the state award - the Order of Friendship, the press service of the South Ossetian Embassy in Russia reports

The award was presented to the Ambassador on Friday in Moscow by President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.

Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev received an invitation from the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu to take part in the IX Moscow Conference on International Security, which will be held April 21-23 this year. This was reported by the press service of the defense department.

The organizer of a large-scale event is the Ministry of Defense of Russia.