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On the eve of the day of formation of the Border Service of the KGB of South Ossetia, President Alan Gagloev visited the border guards serving in difficult conditions on the Tsnelis section of the South Ossetian-Georgian border.

According to the Presidential press service, the head of state was accompanied by Chairman of the State Security Committee Oleg Shiran and Acting Head of the KGB Border Guard Service Valerian Alikhanty.

South Ossetia sincerely hopes that the current Georgian political and military leadership will remain prudent and pragmatic and will not allow the implementation of imposed scenarios that can lead to catastrophic consequences.

This is stated in the comments of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry regarding the statement by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili that Georgian problems associated with ongoing claims to the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia should be resolved in conjunction with a future peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

The issues of increasing the level of interaction between the internal affairs bodies of South Ossetia and Russia in the field of combating crime were discussed at the meeting between the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, Valery Gazzaev, and director of the Joint Information and Coordination Center, Vasily Shepelev. The meeting was also attended by the leadership of the department, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

The reception of the delegation of the co-chairs of the International Geneva Discussions in Tskhinval, scheduled for February 7, 2023, has been postponed, the statement of the delegation of South Ossetia to the Geneva International Discussions says.

The statement has noted that the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on Security in Transcaucasia notified the South Ossetian party of the decision to postpone the next, 57th round of the Geneva discussions, scheduled for February this year. The meeting has been rescheduled for April.

In order to avoid cases of livestock crossing the border in the South Ossetian border areas, border guards are laying veterinary fences. Residents of the village of Mugut, Znaur district, expressed their concern.

The next (XXI) meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Socio- Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia will be held on February 8 in Moscow. The First Deputy Chairman of the Government, Minister of Economic Development Dzambolat Tadtaev told IA "Res " about this.

According to him, at the meeting it is planned to discuss the implementation of the investment program, the provision of financial assistance to the Republic, etc.

The turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs between Russia and South Ossetia has more than doubled over the past two years. This was announced at the meeting between the Prime Minister of the RSO Konstantin Dzhussoev and Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev on Tuesday. According to the press service of the South Ossetian government, the Prime Minister is on a working visit to Moscow.

South Ossetia values friendship with the Republic of Nauru, remembers and appreciates the great contribution to the international recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia and all-round support in the international arena. This is stated in the congratulatory message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Nauru.

People of South Ossetia highly appreciate the political wisdom and determination of the Republic of Nauru, shown in the adoption of fateful decisions for the Republic. This is stated in the congratulatory message of the South Ossetian leader Alan Gagloev to President of Nauru Russ Kun in connection with the Independence Day of the Republic of Nauru.

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia found explosives in the village of Kheit, Tskhinval District, the press service of the emergency department reports. 

"On Monday, at 15:39, the command center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a message about the discovery of explosives, namely ammonite, on the outskirts of the village of Kheit, Tskhinval District," the press service said.