The delegation of South Ossetia took part in the ceremonies dedicated to the second anniversary of proclamation of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The delegation included the Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladimir Tskhovrebov and a member of the political council of the party "United Ossetia" Igor Kozaev.
According to the State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev, the celebrations in the country began on May 11, with a large-scale marsh of workers on the main street of Donetsk.
At a solemn meeting in the Donetsk National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after A. Solovyanenko - the culmination of the festive events, were the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko and the heads of delegations.
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov read out the welcome address of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov to the leadership and people of the Donetsk People's Republic:
"You are not alone in your struggle for freedom and independence. All the people of goodwill share and understand the meaning and purpose of your struggle. Our people have gone through the same hard trials on the thorny path to the recognition of our statehood. "
Zakharchenko, in turn, expressed his gratitude to the people and leadership of South Ossetia for their support.
He has stressed that the Republic of South Ossetia is the first country that has recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic that is a true step of friendship and support to the brotherly people of Donetsk.
Alexander Zakharchenko issued a decree to award the "Order of Friendship" of the Donetsk People's Republic to the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.
Zakharchenko has also presented the appropriate awards to all members of the South Ossetian delegation.
The event has ended with a festive concert, which was also attended by the South Ossetian artists- the children's ensemble "Scythians" by the Lyceum of Arts.
During the visit to the DPR representatives of the Presidential Executive Office of South Ossetia Rodion Siukaev and Vladimir Tskhovrebov held several meetings with Minister of Economy of the Donetsk People's Republic Victoria Romaniuk and the Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova.
According to Rodion Siukaev, in the course of the meeting with Viktor Romaniuk were discussed the issues of economic cooperation between the two republics.
"With the Foreign Minister we have discussed further cooperation with the Donetsk People's Republic to prepare an agreement on friendship and cooperation, which will bring the interaction of Donetsk and South Ossetia to a qualitatively new level", - added Siukaev.
The festive events were also attended by delegation, of Russia, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Luhansk People's Republic.
