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It's time for Tbilisi to stop dreaming about uniting its lands and adopt a pragmatic approach to assessing its perception of reality, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry noted, commenting on the speech of the Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili at the 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna.

"Bochorishvili did not fail to voice a set of clichéd statements about the 'occupation,' of the so-called territorial integrity of Georgia, and other assertions divorced from reality.

The First International Economic Forum in Tskhinval will have a positive impact on the Republic's development, Uruzmag Bestaev, Chairman of the Farn Ossetian community and member of the National Chamber under the Governor of the Voronezh Region, noted in a comment to IA "Res".

"The IEF is a significant event that brought together delegates from various countries and investors willing to invest in promising projects.

Due to its unique climate and ecologically clean environment, South Ossetia has significant potential for agricultural development.

More than 3,000 delegates attended the 1st International Economic Forum "South Ossetia: Investment Horizons" in the Republic's capital. More than 10 investment agreements were signed at the Forum, Taimuraz Goginov, head of the organizing committee and South Ossetia's trade representative to the Russian Federation, told the TASS studio during the Forum in Tskhinval.

"The number of people who registered and expressed a desire to witness our—I dare say, revolutionary—changes was enormous.

For the Ossetian people, September 20 is a significant date, a crucial and fundamental event in the history of the Republic's emergence as the independent and sovereign state, according to the statement of the MFA on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Republic's proclamation.

The recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation on August 26, 2008 was the important event in the modern history of the Republic, Murat Dzhioev, a member of Parliament of the first convocation and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a commentary to IA "Res".

Cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia in the defense, scientific, economic, cultural and educational spheres, as well as the deployment of units of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the Republic is a guarantor of lasting peace and stability for the country. This opinion was expressed in the interview with TASS by Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassiev.

The statements of Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze on the day of remembrance of hundreds of victims of the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008 that the Georgian authorities are not ready to sign the agreement on the non-use of force with the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia sound cynical, according to the commentary by a representative of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry.

Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian Arab Republic and, in particular, on the territory of the presidential palace and the General Staff building in Damascus, are a violation of international law and the provisions of the UN Charter, the representative of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry said.

Sergey Komissarov, who has been heading the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in South Ossetia for almost two years, has admitted that the Republic has become his home.

"From the very beginning, I feel at home here," Sergey Komissarov said. "I have developed wonderful relationships, both at work and in personal relationships with everyone I contact.

I am confident in the people I work with, and I am not afraid that someone will interfere with my activities."

In South Ossetia, they cherish the memory of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, who defended our freedom, the entire Soviet Union, liberating the world from fascism. This was stated by Executive Director of the Russian Presidential Grants Fund Anton Dolgov during his visit to Tskhinval.

"This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, which was the result of the contribution of all the peoples that were part of the Soviet Union, including the residents of South Ossetia.