The delegation of South Ossetia, headed by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development Gennady Bekoev, left for the Syrian Arab Republic, where the 61st Damascus Fair is being held, the press service of the government of the Republic reports.
“Our delegation is taking part in the events of interest for the development of priority areas of the South Ossetian economy, in particular, agriculture, road infrastructure, and tourism.
The State Security Committee of South Ossetia reports on the ongoing provocations on the state border between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.
"In particular, in the border strip, in the vicinity of the village of Uista (formerly Tsnelis) in Znaur district of the Republic, the Georgian side is building a checkpoint guarded by Georgian security forces," reads the statement of the KGB, provided o IA"RES".
On August 26, South Ossetia celebrated one of the most significant dates in its history - the Day of recognition of the state independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.
This day the people of our Republic waited, suffered for many decades, went through wars periodically unleashed against South Ossetia by Georgia. The victory was reached at the cost of thousands of lives of civilians and defenders of the Fatherland, crippled fates and the bitter fate of missing citizens.