President of the Republic of South Ossetia LeonidTibilov congratulated the Ossetian Greco-Roman style wrestler AlanKhugaev on his convincingv ictory at the Olympic Gamesi n London.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia
Tonight, August 7 at 22:00 in the Republic of South Ossetia will begin commemorative events on the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia with the action "Exhibition of the Shot Paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.
As a result of the five-day war between Georgia and South Ossetia, which began on the night of August 8, 2008, were killed hundreds of civilians, thousands of people were injured. An active part in repelling the Georgian aggression in August 2008, took a special police unit (OMON). During the fighting near the village of Tbet were killed several members of the riot police. One of them was very young, 19 year-old Soslan Maldzigov from the motorized company.
Today South Ossetia is commemorating the fourth anniversary of one of the most tragic pages in the history of the Ossetian people - the beginning of the Georgian aggression in August 2008.
War of August 2008 claimed hundreds of innocent lives, cutting them off at the very beginning. Hundreds crashed fates, orphaned, destitute, widows who have lost the meaning of life because of the political views of the Georgian authorities. These are the results of the five-day war in August 2008.
The fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression in South Ossetia will be honored withcommemorative events.
As reported IA "Res" by the State Councilor of President of South Ossetia on state and international protocol Janna Zasseeva, the events will begin August 7 at 22:00 with the action "Exhibition of the shot paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.
South Ossetia, has been following the events taking place in Syria. The confrontation in this country, the tension has caused great concern for the fate of people affected by the conflict. People of South Ossetia are feeling special anxiety for the Ossetians, living in Syria, who have become the hostages of the conflict.
In the Committee of the fallen and missing citizens of South Ossetia "Memory" will be honored memory of those killed during the war in August 2008.
The embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation was visited by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru Dr. Kirien Keke, who had arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
The embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation was visited by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru Dr. Kirien Keke, who had arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
As IA "Res" has been informed at the embassy of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, in the negotiations, which, for the South Ossetian part was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazbulat Tskhovrebov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dmitry Medoev, they discussed issues of bilateral relations and prospects of further cooperation between the two countries.
