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Citizens of South Ossetia cannot buy tickets for the 2018 FIFA World Cup because FIFA does not recognize the Republic, "told the Res news agency the Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism Sergei Zasseev.
He has noted that the restrictions affected not only South Ossetia, but also Abkhazia, the Republic of Crimea, as FIFA does not consider it a part of Russia.
But, nevertheless, according to Zasseev, there is a way out.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has met with the delegation of the Russian Federation led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin who has arrived in the Republic to participate in the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Socio- Economic Cooperation between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.
Anatoly Bibilov welcomed the guests, also congratulating them on the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation.

South Ossetian weightlifter Sarmat Ikaev performed at the WPC World powerlifting Championship in Moscow and won a gold medal. The athlete competed among juniors up to 23 years, in the weight group up to 125 kg.
As Ikaev himself has noted in the comment to "Res" agency, he took the first place, taking in the sum of triathlon 700 kg.
"Unfortunately, during the competition I received an injury and could not show everything I was preparing for. But, despite this, the coach appreciated my performance as quite successful", - Ikaev said.

The world opera star, the leading soloist of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater Veronika Dzhioeva presented a solo concert at the Moscow International House of Music. Veronika Dzhioeva has performed with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic", under the direction of the conductor Mikhail Yurovsky.
At the Svetlanov Hall of the House of Music, the opera diva has performed arias from the masterpieces of the world opera by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini and the operetta by Kalman.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev met with the Chairman of the presidium of the International Council of Russian Compatriots, rector of the Paris Russian Conservatoire named after Sergei Rachmaninov, a count Peter Sheremetyev.

A famous Ossetian opera singer Veronica Dzhioeva was included in the final list of nominees for one of the main music awards of Russia. As reported by ossetia.news, she will compete for the award in the nomination "The Vocalist of the Year in Classical Music".
Dzhioeva has been included in the top five for the performance of "Fly away on the wings of the wind" from the opera "Prince Igor". Among the nominees are also Anna Netrebko, Alexey Tatarintsev, Khachatur Badalyan, Hibla Gerzmava, MiyaGi & Endgame.

The meeting of the First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Tskhovrebov and the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Republic Farrukh Islomov was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has received the "Daryal" society activists, headed by the Chairman of the public organization Gairbek Salbiev.
As reported by the press service of the President and the government of the Republic, "natives and residents of the Kazbegi district, who are members of the organization, have repeatedly stated the violation of their rights by Georgia to visit their homes, tombs of their ancestors, as well as to communicate with relatives in the region, historically populated by the Ossetians".

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev held a working meeting with the head of the foreign- policy department of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vitaly Ignatiev.
As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, negotiations of the two ministers were held in Brussels at the European Parliament within the framework of the 11th European Russian Forum .

A Talented opera singer Elena Gassieva will perform a solo concert in the capital of her native South Ossetia for the third time. The concert will be held with the support of the President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov at the State Concert Hall "Chermen" on December 27.
A graduate of the Paris Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance and the Lille Conservatory, a laureate of international competitions Elena Gassieva in an interview with IA "Res" has noted that at the concert she will present a repertoireof different genres.