President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with a delegation from Turkey, which arrived in the Republic as international observers for the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the press service of the head of state reported.
The delegation has included: representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Turkey Burhan Khosity and the Chairman of the United Caucasian Society in Turkey Yilmyz Batibey.
The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev.
Greeting the guests, the President has noted that elections in any state are of great importance for the further development of the country and the well-being of the people.
“People choose their future, choose a leader who will lead them forward. And people always make this choice with their hearts.
I want to thank you for the great work that you are doing. I think that you will continue to develop and strengthen the positions of South Ossetia,” he said.
In turn, Burkhan Khosity has emphasized that it is very symbolic and significant to be in South Ossetia on the historical and fateful day for the people of the Republic. In addition, he thanked Anatoly Bibilov for his trust to represent the Republic of South Ossetia in Turkey.
“I am trying for the benefit of South Ossetia; I am trying to strengthen the ties.
Tomorrow we will be the election observers. It is an honor for us, Ossetians from Turkey, to be there on the day when a new history is being written,” he said.
At the end of the meeting, the President awarded the Chairman of the United Caucasian Society in Turkey, Yilmyz Batibey, with the Order of Friendship for his many years of work for the benefit of South Ossetia.
