August 16 South Ossetia is expecting the visit of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Republic of South Ossetia Hugo Jose Garcia Hernandez.
A friendly match between the national football team of South Ossetia and the Serbian national football team from Kosovo has been held at the Republican stadium named after Guram Tskhovrebov in Tskhinval. The Serbian side was represented by a team- the winner of the mini-football tournament annually held in Serbia in memory of the 17-year-old Serb Dmitry Popovich killed by the Albanian gunmen.
The Russian government delegation led by Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Sergei Vereshchagin continues its work in South Ossetia.
Today, representatives of the Russian ministries and departments went to Leningor district where they were inspecting the socio-economic facilities, studying the economic situation in the district for the upcoming program of socio-economic development of South Ossetia.
An exhibition of photographs related to the Republic of South Ossetia has opened in the Slovak Republic. The exhibition is organized within the frames of cooperation between the People's Party youth wing of South Ossetia under the chairmanship of Michael Kochiev and the Association of Slovak Youth led by Slavomir Yanchok.
President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has congratulated the tripleOlympic champion, the world-renowned Ossetian freestyle wrestler Arthur Taymazov on his victory at the Olympic Games in London.
A friendly football match between the South Ossetia national team and the Serbian team from Kosovo has started at the Republican Stadium, named after Guram Tskhovrebov, in Tskhinval.
The game was scheduled for August 7 – on the eve of the mourning events in the Republic timed to the fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression against the people of South Ossetia. However, due to the objective reasons the match was postponed to August 14.
Representatives of the Russian government delegation led by Deputy Minister of Regional Development Sergei Vereshchagin inspected the facilities under construction and restoration in the capital of South Ossetia objects. During the inspection the guests were accompanied by Minister of Construction of South Ossetia Anatoly Maschelkin; they examined a number of socially significant facilities in Tskhinval, including educational institutions.
The Russian delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Sergei Vereshchagin,has arrivedin South Ossetiaon a working visit. In Tskhinval the delegation met with representatives of the South Ossetian authorities. The meeting was also attended by President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov.
The Serbian football team from Kosovo will arrive today in South Ossetia to participate in a friendly match with local football players. As IA "Res" has been reported by the initiator of the sporting event - the Chairman of the Union of Russian and Serbian peoples, honorary member of the Serbian-Russian friendship Vitaly Ilyushkin, "we planned to play in Tskhinval on August 7 – on the eve of the mourning events in the Republic timed to the fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression against the people of South Ossetia. However, due to the objective reasons the match did not take place that day and was postponed to August 14 "- said Ilyushkin.
The head of the Ossetian diaspora in Syria Khisham Koshkha (Albegty):
The Ossetians, wherever they live - in Syria or in other states -must work together. This will facilitate the development of Ossetia, its greatness; it will improve the people's life.