Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev held a meeting with the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Benelux countries Radion Pukhaev, the press service of the head of state reports.

The President thanked the diplomat for the work he has been doing in Europe.

“You have been doing necessary and valuable work to promote and popularize Ossetian culture in the European countries. It is very important to acquaint a wide audience with the original culture and history of our people,” said Alan Gagloev.

The agreement between South Ossetia and Russia on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship will begin after the exchange of instruments of ratification and the determination of the procedure for granting dual citizenship, - said Zita Besaeva, deputy of the RSO Parliament during the Tskhinval-Sukhum video bridge held at the Sputnik-South Ossetia site.

She has remnded that the agreement between South Ossetia and Russia on dual citizenship was concluded in 2021, but the instruments of ratification have not yet been exchanged.

The main achievements of South Ossetia over 15 years of peace include the restoration of infrastructure, healthcare facilities, education, and much more, political scientist Yury Vazagov noted during the Tskhinval-Sukhum video bridge held at the Sputnik South Ossetia site.

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev presented state awards to Ruslan Gusarov, the author of the film "Power", and Vadim Goncharov, ex-producer and cameraman of the North Caucasus NTV Center.

On Wednesday evening, the State Drama Theater hosted a screening of the film "Power" as part of the International Forum "South Ossetia. 15 years of recognition of the independence of the Republic by the Russian Federation”, which was being held in Tskhinval from 15 to 16 August.

Young people from South Ossetia are invited to take part in the World Youth Festival in Sochi. According to the press service of the Committee on Youth and Sports of the Republic, registration is open for those wishing to take part in the large-scale event.

“Delegates aged 18-35 are invited to participate. The festival will bring together up to 20 thousand people, half of them are participants from Russia, the rest are foreigners who have successfully passed all stages of the competitive selection,” the press service said.

Russia changed the status and fate of South Ossetia, and to some extent it changed Russia's foreign policy, its identity and history, thereby influencing the further development of world history. Military observer Alexander Khrolenko noted this in a commentary to the “Res” agency.

Defense Minister of South Ossetia Marat Pavlov took part in the opening ceremony of the XI Moscow Convention on International Security "Realities of global security in a multipolar world", the press service of the department reports.

Marat Pavlov is heading the delegation of the South Ossetian Defense Ministry, invited to the international military-technical Forum "Army-2023", within the framework of which the conference is being held.

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev sent a telegram of condolences to the head of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, in connection with the tragedy in Makhachkala, the press service of the head of state reports.

On Monday night, in the capital of Dagestan there was an explosion near the gas station "Nafta-24". The victims of the tragedy have become 35 people, including three children; more than a hundred people were injured.

Assistance from volunteer formations played an important role in disrupting the plans of the Georgian troops to seize the territory of the Abkhaz state. This is stated in the congratulatory address of President Alan Gagloev to the head of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniya on the occasion of Volunteer Day.

31 years ago, Georgia, having previously failed in the implementation of its plans to destroy South Ossetia, unleashed a large-scale aggression against Abkhazia, hoping to eliminate the Abkhazian statehood.

In 2023, the State Security Committee of South Ossetia has identified three citizens of the Republic who maintained stable contacts with representatives of special agencies of the hostile foreign state and on whose instructions they were collecting and transmitting the information regarding the situation in South Ossetia. This was reported by the press service of the KGB.

As noted by the department, as part of their subversive activities, representatives of foreign intelligence services used blackmail and intimidation to persuade residents of South Ossetia to cooperate.