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Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

Within the frames of the commemorative events dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the August 2008 armed aggression by Georgia against South Ossetia, August 8, 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is planning to hold a round table "Iron Nykhas" with representatives of the Ossetian diaspora from the far and near abroad .

Within the frames of the commemorative events, dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia, on August 8, a round table "For Peace in the Caucasus" will be held in the capital of South Ossetia.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has received a delegation from the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia, arrived today in Tskhinval to participate in the commemorative events marking the fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression in August 2008.
As IA "Res" has been informed by the press secretary of the president of South Ossetia Ghana Yanovskaya, at the beginning of the meeting the president thanked the guests for their visit to the Republic, so that, together with all the Ossetian people to commemorate the victims of those terrible days for South Ossetia when Georgia attacked peaceful Tskhinval.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia LeonidTibilov congratulated the Ossetian Greco-Roman style wrestler AlanKhugaev on his convincingv ictory at the Olympic Gamesi n London.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia

Tonight, August 7 at 22:00 in the Republic of South Ossetia will begin commemorative events on the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia with the action "Exhibition of the Shot Paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.

Today South Ossetia is commemorating the fourth anniversary of one of the most tragic pages in the history of the Ossetian people - the beginning of the Georgian aggression in August 2008.

War of August 2008 claimed hundreds of innocent lives, cutting them off at the very beginning. Hundreds crashed fates, orphaned, destitute, widows who have lost the meaning of life because of the political views of the Georgian authorities. These are the results of the five-day war in August 2008.

The fourth anniversary of the Georgian aggression in South Ossetia will be honored withcommemorative events.
As reported IA "Res" by the State Councilor of President of South Ossetia on state and international protocol Janna Zasseeva, the events will begin August 7 at 22:00 with the action "Exhibition of the shot paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.

South Ossetia, has been following the events taking place in Syria. The confrontation in this country, the tension has caused great concern for the fate of people affected by the conflict. People of South Ossetia are feeling special anxiety for the Ossetians, living in Syria, who have become the hostages of the conflict.

In the Committee of the fallen and missing citizens of South Ossetia "Memory" will be honored memory of those killed during the war in August 2008.