Acting Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev sent a congratulatory message to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil on the occasion of the Republic's Independence Day, the Foreign Ministry's press service reports.
"Venezuela's history teaches that the strength of a state lies in the unity and determination of its citizens.
A signature document supporting the nomination of Marat Kambolov as President of the Republic has been submitted to the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia.
The document was created by the initiative of workers at the BTK-4 factory, according to the official website of the Central Election Commission.⠀ ⠀
The next step will be a meeting of the initiative group, scheduled for July 7.
During the meeting, all legally required procedures for the candidate's further participation in the election campaign will be completed.⠀⠀
The first banknote of the National Bank of South Ossetia, "Kosta Khetagurov," is on display at the HKINF exhibition—a leading Asian numismatic venue, organized in partnership with Heritage Auctions, the world's largest auction house.
The event brought together several thousand guests from Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Korea, India, the Persian Gulf countries, North and South America, Canada, and Europe, confirming its high international status.
The delegations of South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Russia at the 67th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia (IDS) reiterated their demand that Georgia commit to the non-use of force and expressed serious concern over its intensified integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, which they viewed as a threat to regional stability.
The meetings were being held from June 30 to July 1 at the Palais des Nations of the UN Geneva Office, based on the Medvedev-Sarkozy Plan and the 2008 agreements.
Social -economic development in South Ossetia and solutions to the Republic's most pressing problems were the main topics of the meeting between Acting President of the Republic Marat Kambolov and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko.
As Kambolov has written on his Telegram channel, the functioning of the Lower Zaramag checkpoint received special attention during the dialogue.
He has noted that this issue is one of the most sensitive for residents of the Republic and is under constant review by the Russian leadership.
The presidential election in South Ossetia will be held on September 18, 2026.
The corresponding resolution was adopted at a session of the Republic's Parliament on Wednesday.
The question of setting the election date was brought before Parliament by Zita Besaeva, Chair of the Committee on Legislation, Legality, and Local Self-Government.
The deputies voted unanimously for the date. Of the 34 members of Parliament, 29 participated in the vote.
