Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

The Embassy of South Ossetia in the Syrian Arab Republic will be opened this year, - said the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Alan Tadtaev at the press conference in Tskhinval.

According to him, this issue has been fully worked out by the South Ossetian and Syrian parties. " Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia has been working on this issue for a long time, everything has been carefully worked out, and I can say with confidence that the South Ossetian Embassy will be opened in Damascus already at the end of 2021," said Alan Tadtaev.

In South Ossetia, each candidate's representative signs a ballot, and in Syria, each voter dips his little finger in ink so that one person cannot vote a second time, Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament Alan Tadtaev told about the peculiarities of the election process in the Syrian Arab Republic.

According to him, the ink does not leave the hand for three days, therefore, a person cannot re-cast his vote at another polling station.

President Anatoly Bibilov will take part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the press service of the head of state reports.

The South Ossetian delegation has included Prime Minister Gennady Bekoev, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development Dzambolat Tadtaev, Minister of Finance Aza Khabalova, South Ossetian Ambassador to Russia Znaur Gassiev.

The head of the South Ossetian state will take part in the plenary session of the SPIEF, and will also hold meetings with politicians and businessmen on the sidelines of the Forum.

Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia will hold qualifying competitions for participation in the competitions of the International Army Games - 2021 in June-July, the press service of the Defense Ministry reported.

The Delegation of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia visited on Sunday a grave of one of the founders of the department, the first Minister of Defense Valery Khubulov (Khobul), the press service of the department reports.

The legendary military leader, the outstanding South Ossetian socio-political figure died on this day 23 years ago as a result of an armed attack in the city of Vladikavkaz. For the Ministry of Defense and the whole South Ossetia, the loss of khubul became a real tragedy.

On Sunday, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov congratulated Maya Kharebova, editor-in-chief of the IA «Res":, on her birthday.

“Your long-term professional activity, aimed at the development of national journalism, improvement of print and electronic media, has earned the respect of colleagues and recognition of the South Ossetian audience,” the message says.

A mortar shell found on Sunday in the village of Ioncha, Znaur district, was defused on the spot.

As told to IA "Res" in the duty unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia, the ammunition turned out to be rusty, and therefore could explode in the event of its removal.

"It was a 32 mm shell from a foreign-made mortar. Since it turned out to be rusty, the sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations neutralized it on the spot, " the duty unit said.

The South Ossetian delegation led by Speaker of the Republic’s Parliament, Alan Tadtaev, completed its visit to the Syrian Arab Republic on Friday, the press service of the Parliament told the Res news agency.

A delegation from South Ossetia arrived on an official visit to Damascus on May 24, where it took part in the presidential elections on May 26 as international observers.

The date of May 29 in the recent history of South Ossetia was marked by a number of fateful events. In May 1992, the Act of Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia was adopted. And 26 years later, the independence of the State of Alania was recognized by another country - the Syrian Arab Republic.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov sent a message of gratitude to President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad in connection with the 3rd anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic by Syria, the press service of the head of state reported.