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Recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by Damascus was a conscious step on the part of the leadership of Syria, said Riyad Haddad, the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Russia.

According to him, several agreements have been signed between Syria and South Ossetia, which will become the basis for the development of further relations.

"We have signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Ossetia and will make every effort to ensure that they are fulfilled and have become a strong foundation for future relations," the Syrian diplomat said.

In Tskhinval has been held the opening of a new building of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater. On the red carpet laid in front of the theater, the first was the President of South Ossetia, along with People's Artist of the Republic Lyudmila Galavanova. They were followed by the Chairman of the government of the RSO Eric Pukhaev with the People's Artist of the Republic Evelina Gugkayeva, artists of the State Drama Theater, as well as the guests of the Republic.

The leaders of South Ossetia and Russia will hold talks in Moscow during the visit of the RSO President Anatoly Bibilov to the Russian Federation, which will be held from August 23 to 25. According to the press service of the head of state, during the meeting, Putin and Bibilov will discuss priority issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as sum up the results of 10 years that have passed since the recognition of South Ossetia's independence by the Russian Federation.

The sending of a lawsuit against Russia by the Georgian authorities to the European court of human rights once again shows their inability and persistent unwillingness to adequately perceive the long-established geopolitical realities in the region, said South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has received the head of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology Alexei Abramov.

The head of state has expressed confidence that the interaction between the standardization and metrology structures of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia will be further strengthened.

The all-Ossetian non-governmental organization "Styr Nykhas" will prepare an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian people in the 1920s, told the news Agency "RES" the First Deputy Chairman of the public organization "Styr Nykhas" of the Republic of South Ossetia of the international movement "Iry Styr Nykhas " Alvery (Sergey) Kochiev.
According to him, the appeal will be prepared by the participants of the 10th jubilee congress of the All-Ossetian organization, which will be held in Tskhinval on August 25.

The leading parties of South Ossetia and Syria will hold consultations on topical issues on the bilateral and international agenda, as well as to exchange delegations, told the Res news agency the leader of the party "United Russia" Alan Tadtaev.
According to him, the development of the Syrian-South Ossetian inter-party cooperation became possible after the signing of the agreement between the "United Ossetia" and the Party of Arab Socialist Revival (BAATH).
Tadtaev has stressed that the South Ossetian party intends to actively use the opening perspectives.

Memorable events dedicated to the tenth anniversary of Georgia's military aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008 were held in the embassies of the Republic in Moscow, Sukhum and Tiraspol.

Yesterday, in the Georgian embassy, the London police detained a British journalist and blogger Graham Phillips for a protest and ​ confiscated the footage and two cameras, Tass reports.
It should be noted that yesterday in the Georgian diplomatic mission in the UK was organized photo exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of the August events. Graham Phillips, who came to the exhibition, called those preset "fascists" and "NATO zombies", also accusing Georgian journalists and diplomats of misinforming the British public.

The official delegation from Syria will take part for the first time in solemn events on the occasion of the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation, said in an interview with Izvestia the Chairman of the Parliament of the RSO Peter Gassiev.
According to Gassiev, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is planning to personally visit the Republic, but his visit, most likely, will not be timed to any event.