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The South Ossetian delegation at the 62nd round of the International Geneva Discussions focused on the ongoing periodic provocations on the border from the Georgian side, the facts of deliberate violation of the state border regime and the need to continue marking the state border line with engineering structures as a real factor in reducing the number of such violations. This was reported by representatives of the delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Basketball Federation of South Ossetia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Federations of Russia and Abkhazia.

As reported to IA "Res" by the head of the South Ossetian Federation Taimuraz Goginov, the signing took place in Sukhum on Thursday as part of the festive events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Abkhaz basketball.

The Memorandum with the Federation of Russia was signed by Taimuraz Goginov and the executive director of the Russian Basketball Federation Vladimir Dyachok.

The Russian party called on Georgia to provide guarantees of the non-use of force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia and to launch the process of delimiting the borders with the two republics, according to the press release of the Russian Foreign Ministry following the 62nd round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, held in Geneva on November 5-6.

“The participants confirmed their common commitment to this format, which remains a popular negotiating platform for the post-conflict restoration of Tbilisi's relations with Sukhum and Tskhinval.

The authorities of South Ossetia have handed over to Georgia two of its citizens who served their sentences for illegally crossing the state border, the press service of the Republic's KGB reported.

A resident of the village of Dirbi in the Kareli municipality, a 31-year-old Akhvlediani Khadzharat, and a 28-year-old resident of the city of Gori, Romelashvili Giorgi, were detained on February 24 and May 25 of this year for illegally crossing the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Power lifters from South Ossetia will perform at the open international tournament "WPSO/WPC/WAO World Cup" in the Russian capital, - Levan Alborov, President of the Republic's Federation of Power lifting and Power Extreme, told IA "Res".

The major sporting event will be held in Moscow from November 30 to December 1. More than 600 athletes are expected to participate in the competition.

South Ossetia took part in the all-Russian youth educational Forum "SHUM" in the Kaliningrad region.

As reported to IA "Res" by the participant from the Republic Dzerassa Kodalaeva, the event brought together about 300 young journalists from 86 countries.

"I learned about the "SHUM" completely by accident. The topic of the Forum seemed especially relevant to me, since the world of media is changing rapidly, and it is important to be aware of the latest trends and technologies. Therefore, I decided to take part and sent an application," Kodalaeva has shared.

South Ossetia, as a part of the Russian world, always celebrates the National Unity Day together with the multinational people of the Russian Federation - November 4, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev, said, speaking at the ceremonial reception organized in Tskhinval by the Russian Embassy and the representative office of the Rossotrudnichestvo.

The Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia is taking part in the International Science Fiction Symposium "Creating the Future", the press service of the diplomatic mission reports.

The symposium is being held as part of the implementation of the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The leader of the Russian Federation sent his greetings to the guests of the venue and called the symposium the first major event of the national center "Russia".

On Monday, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev received the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross mission in the Republic, Dragoslav Blazevic, in connection with the completion of his mission.

According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, Akhsar Dzhioev thanked Dragoslav Blazevic for his contribution to the work of the ICRC mission in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia and wished him success in his future activities.

South Ossetia has joined the new World Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots (WCCRC), approved during the Congress in Moscow, for the first time. The Coordinating Council of the Organization of Russian Compatriots (CCORS) in the republic informed the Res agency about this.

As clarified by the agency's interlocutor, the approval of the new composition of the WCCRC for the next 3-year period took place during the VIII World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad.