On Sunday the military of Russia and Algeria took part in the opening ceremony of the first Russian-Algerian exercises at the Tarskoye training ground in North Ossetia. This was reported by the press service of the Southern Military District.
The processes taking place in South Ossetia testify to the forward movement of the Republic,
said President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov during the working meeting on socio-economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia.
A delegation of the Russian government headed by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volvach is in Tskhinval on a two-day visit.
South Ossetia has the right to demand the extradition of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili - at the place of committing previous crimes, said the Republic’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev.
"I mean the crimes of 2004 and 2008, according to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by Resolution 260 (III) of the UN General Assembly on December 9, 1948," said the Minister to the “Res” news agency.
Medoev stressed that "Saakashvili is being awaited a fair trial in South Ossetia and the decision will be appropriate."
Artistic Director of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater Tamerlan Dzudtsov commented to the “Res” news agency on the initiative of the President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov to organize exchange tours of theaters in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The issue of strengthening cultural ties between the two fraternal republics and, in particular, the exchange tours of theater companies in Sukhum and Tskhinval, the head of state voiced last Thursday during the negotiations with the Abkhaz leader, Aslan Bzhania.
The sixth meeting of the Joint South Ossetian-Russian Demarcation Commission took place in Tskhinval, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported on Friday.
“The course of demarcation of the South Ossetian-Russian state border was discussed. The work plan of the Commission for 2022 was approved. The meeting was held in the spirit of open dialogue and mutual understanding,” the press service said.
The next meeting of the Commission will take place on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Over the past day, 100 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in South Ossetia, head of the South-Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, Marina Kochieva told the “Res” news agency on Friday.
“A total of 302 tests were carried out, of which 100 were first detected,” she said.
Currently, 925 people are under the supervision of doctors. “Another 73 people have been removed from the medical register,” Kochieva said.
According to her, the number of infected people since the beginning of the pandemic is 6,125 people, 5,200 citizens have recovered.
The delegation of the government of the Russian Federation, headed by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volvach, will arrive on Friday afternoon in South Ossetia on a two-day working visit.
According to the presidential press service, on Friday evening the Russian Deputy Minister will meet with the head of state Anatoly Bibilov, as well as it will take place a working meeting on socio-economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia.
The official delegation of South Ossetia, headed by President Anatoly Bibilov, took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the Memorial to the people of Abkhazia perished during the 1992-1993 Patriotic War. in the Park of Glory in Sukhum, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia has reported.
In Sukhum, negotiations were held between the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov and the Abkhaz leader Aslan Bzhania, the press service of the head of state reported.
The delegation of South Ossetia is taking part in the official events dedicated to the Victory and Independence Day of Abkhazia.
During the protocol part of the talks, Aslan Bzhania greeted the head of the South Ossetian state, noting the special importance of the participation of the South Ossetian delegation in the solemn events.
Presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Anatoly Bibilov and Aslan Bzhania discussed issues of cooperation in the expanded format negotiations, the press service of the head of the South Ossetian state reported.
Aslan Bzhania congratulated the participants of the meeting on the Victory and Independence Day.
