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Presentation of the highest state award of South Ossetia to the Russian President took place during the meeting of the leaders of the two countries in Moscow, the press-secretary of the head of state Dina Gassieva reports.
As emphasized in the decree of the President of the RSO, the Order of Watsamonga was presented to Vladimir Putin "in recognition of his exceptional personal role in repelling the armed aggression of Georgia against the Republic of South Ossetia, and in approving the sovereign statehood of the Republic of South Ossetia."

Leaders of Russia and South Ossetia Vladimir Putin and Anatoly Bibilov discussed at the talks in Moscow the development of cooperation between the two countries, as well as summed up the decade that passed after the recognition of Tskhinval's independence by Moscow,said a press Secretary of the RSO President Dina Gassieva.
Addressing his South Ossetian colleague, the President of the Russian Federation has reminded that August 26 will be marked the 10th anniversary of Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's independence.

Recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by Damascus was a conscious step on the part of the leadership of Syria, said Riyad Haddad, the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Russia.

According to him, several agreements have been signed between Syria and South Ossetia, which will become the basis for the development of further relations.

"We have signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Ossetia and will make every effort to ensure that they are fulfilled and have become a strong foundation for future relations," the Syrian diplomat said.

In Tskhinval has been held the opening of a new building of the South Ossetian State Drama Theater. On the red carpet laid in front of the theater, the first was the President of South Ossetia, along with People's Artist of the Republic Lyudmila Galavanova. They were followed by the Chairman of the government of the RSO Eric Pukhaev with the People's Artist of the Republic Evelina Gugkayeva, artists of the State Drama Theater, as well as the guests of the Republic.

The leaders of South Ossetia and Russia will hold talks in Moscow during the visit of the RSO President Anatoly Bibilov to the Russian Federation, which will be held from August 23 to 25. According to the press service of the head of state, during the meeting, Putin and Bibilov will discuss priority issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as sum up the results of 10 years that have passed since the recognition of South Ossetia's independence by the Russian Federation.

The sending of a lawsuit against Russia by the Georgian authorities to the European court of human rights once again shows their inability and persistent unwillingness to adequately perceive the long-established geopolitical realities in the region, said South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has received the head of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology Alexei Abramov.

The head of state has expressed confidence that the interaction between the standardization and metrology structures of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia will be further strengthened.

The all-Ossetian non-governmental organization "Styr Nykhas" will prepare an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian people in the 1920s, told the news Agency "RES" the First Deputy Chairman of the public organization "Styr Nykhas" of the Republic of South Ossetia of the international movement "Iry Styr Nykhas " Alvery (Sergey) Kochiev.
According to him, the appeal will be prepared by the participants of the 10th jubilee congress of the All-Ossetian organization, which will be held in Tskhinval on August 25.

The leading parties of South Ossetia and Syria will hold consultations on topical issues on the bilateral and international agenda, as well as to exchange delegations, told the Res news agency the leader of the party "United Russia" Alan Tadtaev.
According to him, the development of the Syrian-South Ossetian inter-party cooperation became possible after the signing of the agreement between the "United Ossetia" and the Party of Arab Socialist Revival (BAATH).
Tadtaev has stressed that the South Ossetian party intends to actively use the opening perspectives.

Memorable events dedicated to the tenth anniversary of Georgia's military aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008 were held in the embassies of the Republic in Moscow, Sukhum and Tiraspol.