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The South Ossetian KGB, with the assistance of the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, detained a resident of the village of Leningor, suspected of transmitting information to the foreign media outlets affiliated with Georgian intelligence services, the agency's press service reports.

"The media used the citizen in propaganda the efforts to promote the interests of Georgia and its Western partners," the press service stated.

Georgia needs to understand that Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's independence will not change, and move toward building constructive relations, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev told RIA Novosti.

"Regarding Tbilisi's calls for Russia to withdraw from South Ossetia and revoke its recognition, we have repeatedly seen the Russian Federation emphasize these decisions at the highest level. And Russia, as a nuclear power and a major global power, will not reverse these decisions. I think Georgia needs to accept and recognize these realities," he said

On the instructions of the South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev, the important meeting was held in Moscow between his official representatives on the issues of supporting participants in the special military operation and the leadership of the Fatherland Defenders Foundation, the Presidential press service reports. ⁣⁣⠀⁣⁣⠀

The South Ossetian government has not lost hope of signing a legally binding document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This opinion was expressed by the Republic's Foreign Minister, Akhsar Dzhioyv, to TASS.

The issue of removing the Georgian police post near the village of Uista remains a key issue for South Ossetia. Yegor Kochiev, head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, told journalists.

According to him, this issue is raised at every meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism.

"Such issues cannot be resolved within a single meeting or a single request. However, the work is underway in this direction, and there have already been some positive developments," Kochiev has noted.

One violation of the South Ossetian state border by the Georgian citizens has been recorded since the last meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms.

Yegor Kochiev, a head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, told journalists.

According to him, the final 129th IPRM meeting of the year took place on Monday in the village of Ergnet, during which the results of the year were partially summarized.

Representatives of South Ossetia took part in the online conference "Transnistria: 35 Years in the International Coordinate System," organized by the Council of Young Diplomats of Transnistria. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The next meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) will be held on Monday at the border between South Ossetia and Georgia, in the village of Ergnet.

The main topic of the discussion will once again be the Georgian police post illegally stationed in the village of Uista, South Ossetia, since late August 2019.

The participants will also address the border security issues and analyze the data on the border violations since the previous IPRM meeting.

Victoria Gazzaeva, a lecturer at the South Ossetian State University, was awarded an award for a series of works devoted to studying the factors of social development and identity of the Ossetian Diaspora in Turkey.

The lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at the South Ossetian State University received a third-class diploma, according to the University's press service.

"The diploma was presented to the young scholar as part of the 20th Zhdanov Readings, 'Yu.A. Zhdanov and the Don Culture. Zhdanov and Sholokhov,'" the press service has noted.

The current generation of the South Ossetian security officers carefully preserves and develops the best traditions of their predecessors and achieves new results, Chairman of the KGB noted, speaking at thr event marking the agency's professional holiday.

"Today we are honoring the professionals and patriots who firmly stand in defense of the state interests of the Republic of South Ossetia, its constitutional order, and territorial integrity. Throughout history, security agencies have been and remain a strong pillar of the state.