Any threats to South Ossetia from Georgia are shattered by the strategic partnership with the Russian Federation, the former president of the Republic (2012-2017) Leonid Tibilov noted in a commentary to IA "Res", commenting on the possible aggravation of the situation in the region after the upcoming parliamentary elections in the neighboring republic.
Security is the main challenge facing South Ossetia ahead of the parliamentary elections in Georgia — October 26, Irina Gagloeva, director of the Ir media center, Ex-Minister of Press and Mass Communications (2002-2009), a historian, has noted in a commentary to IA “Res”.
“In general, all normal people need peace,” Gagloeva believes. “But, unfortunately, there are political forces in Georgia that are not friends with peace,” They deny other nations the basic right to see their national future. And here, of course, security issues become the most important.”
The performance on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow as part of the Ossetian Culture Days united the Ossetian and Russian cultures, Vadim Sanakoev, acting director of the Simd State Song and Dance Group, told reporters.
“It was honor for the Group to perform on the stage of the historic Bolshoi Theater. This is a great responsibility for each artist, the hall was overcrowded,” he has noted.
Sanakoev expressed the words of gratitude to the leadership of the Republic, represented by President Alan Gagloev, for financial assistance in organizing the trip.
The performance of the State Ensemble "Simd" on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow became the important milestone in the history of the collective, contributing to its further development, Sergei Kochiev, artistic director of the "Simd", told reporters.
The sports forum in Ufa is a great opportunity to meet colleagues from other countries, as well as discuss current issues on the development of sports, Alan Zasseev, Assistant to President of South Ossetia on sports issues, the world champion in freestyle wrestling, told IA "Res" .
South Ossetia took active part in the VIII International scientific and practical conference dedicated to the protection of human rights to health care.
The Commissioner for Children's Rights of South Ossetia Aelita Dzhioeva and Commissioner for Human Rights Inal Tasoev represented the Republic at this important forum.
In her commentary to IA "Res”, Dzhioeva has noted the importance of international cooperation, which allows for the exchange of experience and best practices in the field of human rights protection.
Russia will continue to provide assistance to South Ossetia in ensuring security; the decisions of 2008 are not subject to revision. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, opening negotiations with the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioyev.
The expansion of the Russian military base in South Ossetia and the upcoming ratification in the State Duma of the agreement on the development of military-technical cooperation between the countries demonstrate a consistent increase in cooperation between Moscow and Tskhinval in the defense sector, Yuri Vazagov, the head of the information and analytical department of the of Presidential Executive Office of the Republic, has noted in a commentary to IA “Res”.
The South Ossetian party once again called on Georgia not to politicize the issue of missing persons and to take reciprocal steps in this purely humanitarian issue, Inal Tasoev, Commissioner for Human Rights under President of the Republic, told IA “Res ”, commenting on the results of the next meeting within the framework of the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism for the Search for Missing Persons, which took place on Friday in the village of Ergnet.
In the period preceding the parliamentary elections in Georgia, the topic of the Georgian-Ossetian relations will be used, one way or another, in the domestic political pre-election struggle, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has noted, commenting on the statements of representatives of the Georgian Dream party.
