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The South Ossetian party in the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) condemned the violation of the state border of the Republic with Georgia by Georgian policemen. As Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the of the RSO for post-conflict settlement, Yegor Kochiev, told reporters after the IPRM meeting, since the previous meeting had been recorded two cases of violation of the state border by Georgian policemen.

On May 20, South Ossetia will host commemorative events to mark the 27th anniversary of the 1992 ZAR tragedy. As noted by Minister of Culture of the Republic Zhanna Zasseeva during the meeting with representatives of state organizations, May 20 is the day of memory and sorrow in the Republic.

Former IBF and WBA world champion in the first heavyweight Russian Murat Gassiev, most likely, will hold his first heavyweight fight on July 27, media reports referring to ESPN.

Gassiev will perform on the undercard of the tournament, which will lead the fight with the participation of WBO world junior welterweight champion Maurice Hooker. The venue and the opponent of the Russian boxer have not yet been determined.

Tskhinval and Randazzo became sister cities - the corresponding document was signed on Wednesday.

The delegation of the province of Catania (Italian Republic) visited South Ossetia. A meeting of the Italian guests with the leadership of the administration of the city of Tskhinval took place. Following the meeting, a Cooperation Agreement was signed.

The head of the Tskhinval city administration, Alan Kochiev, thanked the guests for the visit, and announced his intention to develop relations between the cities.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, said that the development of cooperation between the Italian and South Ossetian cities would help the relations of South Ossetia and Italy to reach the interstate level. The head of state said this at a meeting with the Deputy head of the city of Randazzo Carmelo Tindaro Scalizi in Tskhinval.

Director of the South Ossetian Kosta Khetagurov State Drama Theater Madina Valieva met with the Deputy Chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia Dmitry Mozgov, the press service of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater reports.

During the meeting it was discussed opportunities for cooperation in the framework of the participation of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater in the educational programs of the Union of Theater Workers.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has noted that South Ossetia is looking for ways to dialogue and establishing relations with all countries, including Iran, which is a "related to Ossetians" state.

President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, awarded the Order of Friendship to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Australia, Alexey Pavlovsky, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia in Russia, Igor Akhba.

According to the press service of the South Ossetian Embassy in Moscow, the award ceremony took place at the Republic Embassy on Monday.

During the Georgian aggression in 2008, Pavlovsky was in the position of Deputy Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, and in 2011 he became its director.

In order to ensure the safety of the persons involved and military equipment during reconnaissance measures, all suspicious and explosive objects found will be destroyed on the ground by the method of detonation with an overhead charge.

The subdivisions of the engineering troops of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Republic of South Ossetia, have begun a continuous clearing of firing grounds, army shooting ranges and training complexes from explosive objects, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

The international festival of arts "Elena" in honor of the 80th anniversary of the birth of People's Artist of the USSR Elena Obraztsova (1939-2015) opens for the fourth time on Monday in her hometown, St. Petersburg. According to TASS, Honored Artist of Russia Veronika Dzhioeva, Grammy laureate, Mariinsky Theater soloist Ildar Abdrazakov, La Scala soloist and Roman Opera Daniela Skillaci, Mexican singer, Vienna Opera soloist Ramon Vargas, conductor Fabio Mastranjelo will take part in the festival.