Memorial events were held in Tskhinval in honor of the 32nd anniversary of the introduction of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) into the Republic of South Ossetia.
The leadership of the Republic, headed by President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, military personnel, and representatives of the public took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the memorial stele.
Dmitry Medvedev visited Tskhinval for the first time on July 13, 2009, almost a year after the Republic was recognized by the Russian Federation.
The then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree recognizing the sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on August 26, 2008 after repelling the Georgian aggression.
A year after the significant event, Medvedev was greeted near the presidential administration building by еру authorities, elders in national costumes and thousands of residents of the Republic.
In South Ossetia, it is necessary to build and consolidate at the legislative level a comprehensive system of state support for participants in the special military operation (SVO) and members of their families, Vice-Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia of the VIII convocation Taimuraz Tadtaev said during the press conference in Tskhinval yesterday
According to him, in Russia special attention is paid to individuals who perform the heroic feat of fighting against fascism and nationalism, which has again raised its head in the 21st century.
The Committee on Youth Policy and Sports plans to invite the well-known athletes from North Ossetia to share their experience with the young South Ossetian athletes. Acting head of the Committee Soslan Gassiev announced this at the press conference in Tskhinval.
“Training camps and master classes from experienced athletes will have a good effect on the physical fitness and skill of our athletes, so in the near future we will work in this direction,” Gassiev said.
Gassiev has emphasized that the Committee has many plans for the development of sports.
The Parliament of South Ossetia of the VIII convocation will continue close cooperation with the State Duma and the Federation Council of Russia. As the head of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Social Policy of South Ossetia, Alexander Pliev, said at the press conference, the next meeting of the South Ossetian parliamentarians with their Russian colleagues was scheduled for October-November of this year.
Tskhinval is expecting that with the participation of Maxim Reshetnikov, the relationship between the ministries of economic development of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation will continue to develop successfully in the spirit of alliance and integration. This was noted by President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev in his congratulation to Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov on his birthday.
Gagloev has emphasized that South Ossetia appreciates Reshetnikov’s attentive attitude and the quality of bilateral interaction.
The first Russian World Chess Championship in the history of the Republic will be held in South Ossetia, President of the Chess Federation of the Republic Georgy Shavlokhov has announced at the press conference in Tskhinval.
“In September we are planning to hold the largest chess tournament ever held in South Ossetia. This will be a significant event for us. The sporting event will bring together participants from Russia, Belarus, Abkhazia, Transnistria and several other friendly countries,” Shavlokhov said.
At the BRICS games, the South Ossetian team gained invaluable experience, which they will use in the future in working with young chess players, President of the Chess Federation Georgy Shakhvlokhov said at the press conference in Tskhinval.
South Ossetia took part in the BRICS Games for the first time, taken place in Kazan.
The first Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots in the interview with the radio station “Moscow Speaking” commented on the European Union’s decision to suspend the integration process of Georgia.
According to the EU Ambassador Pavel Gerchinsky, the stumbling block between Tbilisi and Brussels has become the law on foreign agents. In parallel with this, Brussels has frozen 30 million euro allocated for the Georgian Defense Ministry.
South Ossetia will take part in the international agricultural exhibition "Agroprom Ural", which will be held in Yekaterinburg in the fall.
During the exhibition, representatives of the Republic will be able to hold a number of meetings with potential partners and investors and discuss the possibilities of joint projects.
The Republic’s participation in the exhibition was discussed at the Innoprom-2024 as part of the meeting between the trade representative of South Ossetia Taimuraz Goginov and Minister of Agriculture of the Sverdlovsk Region Anna Kuznetsova.
