In the district centre of Znaur in South Ossetia has been celebrated the first Holy Mass in the newly opened church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Mass was attended by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, representatives of the Republican leadership, the villagers.
The South Ossetian delegation took part in the X International Junior Forest Contest in Russia, Khanty -Mansiysk. As IA "Res" was informed by the team leader Irbeg Margiev, "participants from 29 countries presented their projects on ecology and forestry. The international jury has included the scientists from Russia, Korea, Brazil, South Ossetia, as well as representatives of the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia, the CIS and Poland," - said Margiev.
Today, September 21, the Orthodox people in South Ossetia, as well as around the world, are celebrating the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
In the Temple of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Tskhinval was held a public liturgy in honor of the holiday.
In Tskhinval, on the Republican stadium has been held a friendly match between the national team of South Ossetia and the Serbian football team from Kosovo - the winner of the annual mini-football tournament in Serbia, named after Dmitry Popovich.
A military parade dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic has taken place in the capital of South Ossetia.
Before the parade President Leonid Tibilov addressed the people. The Head of State has congratulated them on the 23th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic, stressing that people of South Ossetia are convinced of the correctness of the path chosen on September 20, 1990.
The official opening of the garment factory "BTK -4" has taken place today in Tskhinval. The event was attended by President Leonid Tibilov, president of the St. Petersburg Company "BTK Group" Teimuraz Bolloev, government officials, members of the Parliament, as well as guests who came to celebrate the Republic Day.
The Head of State has congratulated those present on the opening of the factory, noting that it has not functioned for more than 20 years.
The solemn ceremony of hoisting the national flag of South Ossetia has taken place today at the central square of the capital of the Republic. The event is timed to celebrate the first Day of the National Flag of South Ossetia.
Prospects for socio-economic co-operation between South Ossetia and Russia, as well as a common humanitarian space of Ossetia were discussed at the session within the framework of the international theoretical and practical conference held yesterday in Tskhinval.
The delegation of the South Ossetian Parliament will meet with the leaders of the Federation Council and the State Duma of Russia, said today the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic Stanislav Kochiev at a press conference in Tskhinval.
According to him, the delegation of the Parliament intends to leave for Moscow on Tuesday, September 24.
In the global information space South Ossetia has in many respects a negative image, the Republic is often mentioned in connection with the ineffective expenditure of the Russian financial aid. And it is not just a problem of South Ossetia, but Russia, too, stated the chief editor of the information-analytical portal "Herald of the Caucasus" Alexey Vlasov, speaking at the theoretical and practical conference "The Republic of South Ossetia before and after the recognition of the state independence by the Russian Federation."
