Инга Чехоева

The delegation of South Ossetia, arrived in Abkhazia to participate in the events dedicated to the celebration of Independence Day, laid flowers and wreaths at the Memorial to thosw killed in the Patriotic War of the Abkhaz in Sukhum, told the correspondent of IA "Res" Inga Chekhoeva.

The ceremony of honoring the memory of fallen soldiers-liberators at the memorial on the Alley of Glory was attended by the Abkhaz leadership, headed by President Raul Khajimba, representatives of ministries and departments, residents and guests of the Republic.

South Ossetian delegation is headed by the Prosecutor General of South Ossetia Uruzmag Dzhagaev. The delegation has also included Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev, Minister of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Lavoev, invalids of the war in South Ossetia. The event was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, as well as the Embassy staff.

There also took place a military parade. The parade was commanded by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Abkhazia, General of the Army Mirab Kishmariya.

Today, the South Ossetian delegation will hold meetings with President of Abkhazia, Vice President, Defense Minister and other members of the leadership of Abkhazia.

The 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the Abkhaz Nation lasted 413 days and ended with the victory over the Georgian aggressor. The entire territory of Abkhazia was liberated from Georgian troops on September 30, 1993.

The delegation from South Ossetia, along with the leaders of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths at the tomb of the second President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh.

The South Ossetian delegation, including Attorney General Uruzmag Dzhagaev, Defense Minister Ibrahim Gasseev and Minister of Internal Affairs Akhsar Lavoev is participating in the events dedicated to the celebration of the Liberation Day of Abkhazia, which is celebrated on September 30.

According to the correspondent of IA "Res" Inga Chekhoev, in an interview with the local journalists Dzhagaev wished the Abkhaz people peace and prosperity.

"This victory was achieved at great cost. We admire the heroism of the fallen defenders, "- he said.

Ibrahim Gasseev wished Abkhazia peace and prosperity.

"The people of South Ossetia supported and will support the fraternal Abkhazian people. We will honor the memory of heroes who sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence of the Republic of Abkhazia ", - he stressed.

The ceremony was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, the Embassy staff, invalids of war in South Ossetia, led by President of the "Fund to support the wounded, who became disabled during combat operations in the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008," Madina Plieva.

The South Ossetian delegation, as well as the leadership of the Republic of Abkhazia took part in the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths at the memorial to the first President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba in Lower Esher, reported the correspondent of IA "Res" Inga Chekhoeva, participating in the celebration of Liberation Day.

The Ossetian delegation, headed by Attorney General of South Ossetia Uruzmag Dzhagae, has also included Minister of Defense of South Ossetia Ibrahim Gasseev, Minister of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Lavoev. The wreath-laying ceremony was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia to Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, as well as the Embassy staff.

A wreath at the memorial also laid invalids of war in South Ossetia, led by the president of the "Fund to support the wounded, who became disabled during the fighting on the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008," Madina Plieva.

The delegation of South Ossetia has arrived in Abkhazia to celebrate the Liberation Day of the Republic of Abkhazia, which is celebrated on September 30. The delegation is taking part in the celebrations, commemorative and celebratory events to be held in Sukhum and other districts of the Republic.

Vladislav Ardzinba is the national hero of the people of Abkhazia. He headed the Abkhazian liberation war in 1992-1993 against armed aggression of Georgia. The courageous warrior, a talented politician, a true leader of the nation - he rallied the people of Abkhazia in tough years of the Republic. The first president was able to defend the national interests of the Fatherland, the honor and dignity of his nation.

Ardzinba died in March 2010.

Today took place the meeting of the Minister of Culture of South Ossetia Madina Ostaeva with the dean of the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Palermo (Italy) Professor Karmello Di Piazza.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the RSO, during the meeting the sides discussed issues of expansion of close cooperation in the field of culture. It is planned to organize an exhibition of the South Ossetian artists in Italy and Italian artists in South Ossetia.
Minister of Culture has supported the proposal of the Italian professor to hold a solo concert of classical music pianist Alice Di Piazza in Tskhinval.
The talented pianist performs THE works of the classics, as well as Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer, author of more than 100 symphonies, chorus and orchestra, instrumental ensembles, music for theater, cinema and much more.
During the meeting Madina Ostaeva presented to the guest a book of the photographer Tamara Shavlokhova.
The meeting was also attended by President of the Chess Federation of South Ossetia Georgy Shavlokhov. During the meeting it was planned to hold friendly online chess match between South Ossetia and the city of Palermo.
It should be noted that Karmello Di Piazza arrived in South Ossetia for the first time.

A sold-out show was the opening of the exhibition of the Ossetian artists "Naivety simple. Naivety complex " in Moscow Gallery A3 at the end of last week. The exhibition has opened in the framework of the annual festival "South Ossetia" .
According to the curator of the project Tsopan Gassiev, the opening of the exhibition was attended by many guests and journalists.
"Naive creativity of Ossetian artists has attracted considerable interest among art lovers and art critics," - he said.
The exhibition presents works by masters of South and North Ossetia in such an interesting direction as naïve art.
Here are the works of professional artists Khsar Gassiev, Vadim Bezhanov, Olga Maltyzova, Sergei Gassiev, Dmitry Tomaev and the "true naive artists."
The main objective of the exhibition is to draw attention to the creative heritage of the national sculptor Sicko Karkusov.
The festival "South Ossetia" is held annually.
The exhibition is open until August 14.

Having won at the prestigious tournament "Golden Gloves" in California (USA), boxer Richard Bitiev proved that he is ready to come to "pro".
According to the coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov, as part of the tournament Bitiev held three fights. In the final match, he knocked his opponent down.
As Richard Bitiev told the news agency "Res", it was easy for him to perform in the tournament.
"Trainings by the famous specialist Abel Sanchez went in my favor - it is a serious experience. Compared to previous fights, I was much more confident ", - he said.
A 21-year-old Richard Bitiev-an amateur boxer stands in the heavyweight division. He is the winner of many Russian and international tournaments - a silver medalist of the championship of Russia, champion of the Ural Federal district, champion of Russia among students in 2014, the winner of the Championship of the Armed Forces.
The coaches of the athlete are Master of Sports, Honored coach of Russia and South Ossetia, Vitaly Slanov and a famous American trainer Abel Sanchez.

Within the framework of the visit of the delegation of Nicaragua to South Ossetia Acting Defense Minister of the RSO, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Gasseev met with the military attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua in the Russian Federation Paul Osman Corea Aguilera.
As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia, during the meeting was held a familiarization conversation.
It should be reminded that the Republic of Nicaragua recognized the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia in September 2008.

At the session of the Parliament of South Ossetia were adopted amendments to the two constitutional laws: the Constitutional Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the right to participate in the referendum of citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia" and the Constitutional Law "On elections of President of the Republic of South Ossetia."
The amendments concerned in particular article 28 of the law on presidential elections. It was decided to increase the number of collected signatures. That is, in order to be registered as a presidential candidate the applicant must collect three and a half thousand signatures. Previously, the figure was 1,000 signatures. In this case at least 150 signatures the applicant must collect in each district administrative-territorial structure.
It was also decided that the CEC proceeds to semi-professional basis. That is, three CEC members - the chairman, his deputy and the secretary - will work on a permanent basis and equated with civil servants.
It was also discussed the question of residency requirement. It was decided that a citizen is considered to be permanently resident in the territory of South Ossetia in the event that he was outside without a good reason not more than 93 days during the year. Valid reasons are considered vacation and business trip, the disease and study, if to a business trip, for treatment, or study a person was sent by state authorities.
In addition, it was decided that the Linguistic Commission of the Republic of South Ossetia will determine the level of proficiency in the official languages of the citizen of South Ossetia, running for president,.
It is assumed that the linguistic commission will be formed under the South Ossetian Research Institute.
It was also introduced other amendments.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov and Deputy Secretary of Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev paid tribute to the Russian servicemen who died in a road accident on the highway Tskhinval-Leningor.
Rashid Nurgaliev arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit.
Leonid Tibilov and Rashid Nurgaliev laid flowers at the memorial stone, temporarily installed on the accident site.
President Leonid Tibilov told Nuragaliev about the rescue operation on the accident site, the assistance provided to the wounded in the main hospital of Tskhinval.
"I instructed to perpetuate the memory of the fallen officers of the Russian army - a memorial monument will be erected on the accident site. Russian troops have been ensuring security for South Ossetia, maintaining peace, and we greatly honor the memory of all the fallen guys ", - he said.
In turn, Rashid Nurgaliyev expressed gratitude to all those who helped the Russian army officers on that tragic day.
"They died doing their duty, and they are heroes for us", - he said.
May 19, 2016, as a result of an accident on the highway Tskhinval-Leningor died and were injured officers of the Russian army.

Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gasseev (Iron) became the mandatory challenger for the title of the IBF World Champion, by knocking out the American Jordan Schimmel.
Gassiev knocked out the opponent in the first round of the alleged 12-round bout. The boxing match was held in the Carlton, the US state of Minnesota.
The coach of the Ossetian athlete Vitaly Slanov has noted in an interview with the news agency "Res" that the team did not count on a quick victory.
Murat Gassiev will soon fight for the IBF title of the world champion. The opponent will be determined after the bout between Victor Emilio Ramirez and Denis Lebedev, which will take place on May 21.
A young talented boxer Murat Gassiev, not being defeated in the ring, has won the European IBF title, the IBF Intercontinental Champion, the WBC world champion. After the victory in this bout, he updated his record to 23 wins.
Schimmel has held 21 battles and 20 of them he has won.
The bout was broadcast worldwide on TV channel Fox sports 1.