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Arm-wrestles of South Ossetia are preparing for the World Cup, which will be held in Romania. The championship starts in the city of Constanta on October 26 and will last until November 4.

Athletes from more than 55 countries will compete for champion titles. South Ossetia will be represented by Soslan Gassiev, Arsen Khabalov and Milena Doguzova.

For Gassiev, these competitions will be a debut - he will perform for the first time among adults. As noted by a coach of the athlete Valery Dzhioev in a commentary to IA “Res”, he will have to defeat strong opponents.

The 270th anniversary of the first embassy of Ossetia will be celebrated in the northern capital of Russia

From October 22 to 24, festive events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the first Ossetian embassy in the northern capital of Russia will be held in St. Petersburg. According to the press service of the president and government of South Ossetia, the celebrations include presentations, scientific reports, documentary screenings, exhibitions, and master classes.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov explained why Vladimir Putin reacted to the question of the Georgian journalist, which she shouted in violation of Protocol before the summit of the Eurasian economic Union in Yerevan.

The Georgian journalist asked Putin when Russia would begin to withdraw troops from the "occupied territories", and the President answered: "When will we make such a decision."

The jubilee 20th International Festival "Peace to the Caucasus" ended on Saturday in Maykop with a large gala concert. This year, it gathered participants not only from Russia, but also from Turkey, Syria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, TASS was told by the Deputy Minister of Culture of Adygea Aminat Soobtsokova.

The unifying power of art

The delegation of South Ossetia went to Geneva to participate in the next round of security discussions in Transсaucasia.

According to the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, the Geneva discussions will take place in a rather turbulent time, "when the Georgian side is escalating the situation in one of the sections of the state border - in the South Ossetian village of Uista (Tsnelis)."

Rita Kozaeva, a resident of the Kvernet village of South Ossetia, became the winner of the VI International Festival “Iron Bagany - 2019”

Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia remain the only dialogue platform between Sukhum, Tbilisi and Tskhinval

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko and Presidential Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement, Murat Dzhioyev, discussed on Friday the preparations for the next round of Geneva discussions on stability and security in Transcaucasia, TASS reports citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On Friday the heads of the ministries for emergency situations of South Ossetia and the Luhansk People's Republic, Azamat Chochiev and Yevgeny Katsavalov, signed a Cooperation Agreement in Tskhinval.

The parties noted the importance of the signed document.

Yevgeny Katsavalov said: "We went to it for several years, and today we have given legal status to the relations between our republics. It will be very fruitful work for the benefit of the two republics."

Chochiev has noted that the parties actively cooperated even before the signing of the agreement.

Prosecutor General of South Ossetia Uruzmag Dzhagaev and the acting LPR Prosecutor General Sergei Gorenko signed a Cooperation Agreement.

"We prepared the agreement during the year, agreed on the text through diplomatic channels and came to a common opinion. The signed document will contribute to the joint fight against crime in both republics," said Dzhagaev.

According to him, the signed document obliges the parties by mutual agreement to provide universal and required assistance in the establishment and development of the two departments.

The heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia and the LPR, Igor Naniev and Igor Kornet, signed an agreement on legal assistance and cooperation.

Ministers noted the importance of the signed agreement for the republics.

"By signing today's agreement, we emphasize our readiness to provide each other with legal assistance and assistance in suppressing organized crime and strengthening public order in our republics," said Igor Naniev.

Igor Kornet also expressed confidence in the fruitful development of cooperation between the two departments.