The well-known Ossetian professional boxer, the WBC European champion in the weight class up to 66.6 kg, the WBC youth world champion, the intercontinental WBC youth world champion, a champion of Asia among adults Aslanbek Kozaev will hold his next match September 27, 2012 in the capital of Belgium - Brussels. This has been reported to IA "Res" by a coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov.
Official delegation of South Ossetia will take part in the festivities on the occasion of the Republic Day in the Trans-Dniester Moldavian Republic.
President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has sent a telegram of condolences to the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez in connection with the explosion at the refinery, which resulted in numerous casualties and caused extensive damage.
South Ossetian delegation will participate in the XV International Festival of Masters of Arts "Peace to the Caucasus." The delegation is headed by the Minister of Culture of South Ossetia Makharbeg Kokoev.
As IA "Res" has been informed by Deputy Minister of Culture Julietta Dzheranova, the State Song and Dance Ensemble of the Republic of South Ossetia "Simd" and the South Ossetian well-known singers will perform in the festival.
On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the recognition of South Ossetia, the Georgian pro-governmental media has published articles with justification of the military actions unleashed by Georgia in August 2008.
They did not evade the former adviser to President Vladimir Putin - Andrei Illarionov, who has devoted now his life to the struggle against Russia.
In connection with the explosion at the petroleum refinery Amuay, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia has sent condolences to the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Republic of South Ossetia.
For four years South Ossetia has been living in a recognized independent country and the authorities are doing everything to improve the welfare of their citizens. As the RSO President Leonid Tibilov reported journalists at the briefing, "we are working hard to raise the standard of living of our people, as people are worthy of it, and we will do everything to ensure that the welfare of the people would be not lower than in the neighboring countries," - said the president.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia
With regard to the fourth anniversary of the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation
August 26 the Republic of South Ossetia is celebrating the fourth anniversary of recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation. This day in the modern history of the Ossetian people is a significant and turning point. The decision on the recognition of the state independence of the Republic of South Ossetia was motivated by years of national liberation struggle for self-preservation and realization of the rights of our people to national statehood since1989.
On the eve of the Day of Russia`s recognition of independence of South Ossetia President of the RSO Leonid Tibilov met with the Ossetian peacekeepers staff of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces, disbanded in 2010.
Flash poll: August 26 South Ossetia will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of Russia's recognition of the independence of the Republic. The status of a recognized state has brought new opportunities for economic development of South Ossetia. To what extent, in your opinion, they have been implemented in the past four years?
Gennady Kokoev MP RSO:
First of all, it is obvious the positive role of recognizing the independence of South Ossetia. It is minimized the foreign threat - this is the most important factor, which gives hope for the future growth of our Republic. In addition, a number of trade and economic agreements have been signed between South Ossetia and Russia.