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The head and employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia, representatives of the leadership of emergency departments of Russia and Abkhazia, and the public of the Republic laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial to Defenders of the Fatherland in Tskhinval, the department’s press service reports.

In the capital of South Ossetia, the events are being held on Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the formation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Chairman of the Government of South Ossetia, Konstantin Dzhussoev, received on Wednesday the delegations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and Abkhazia, arrived to celebrate the anniversary of the emergency department.

The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic, Ibragim Gasseev, also took part in the meeting.

The Prime Minister congratulated the employees of the South Ossetian emergency department on the anniversary of the establishment of the department and his Russian colleagues on their professional holiday - Civil Defense Day.

A delegation of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, headed by Deputy Minister Colonel General Ilya Denisov, arrived in South Ossetia to participate in the festive events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Republic’s rescue department, the press service of the emergency department reports.

The guests were greeted at the South Ossetian-Russian border according to national customs - with three pies and a cup of beer.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev signed the plans for consultations between the diplomatic departments for 2024-2025.

Lavrov is holding separate bilateral and trilateral negotiations in Sochi with presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania, as well as with the foreign ministers of the republics Akhsar Dzhioev and Inal Ardzinba.

The plans for consultations between the foreign ministries of South Ossetia and Russia will help to strengthen the interstate dialogue.

Russia will continue to provide support to South Ossetia in the field of security and defense, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, opening the negotiations in Sochi with President of the Republic Alan Gagloev.

South Ossetia is supporting Russia's special operation in Ukraine and has no doubt that all the tasks set will be completed. This was stated by President of the Republic Alan Gagloev at the negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Russia remains a reliable partner, a guarantor of peace and security for Tskhinval in the region, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said on Tuesday.

“I would like to note that South Ossetia is ready for further constructive work with its strategic partner, is ready to discuss all the issues that relate to regional security and once again assure the leadership of the Russian Federation that South Ossetia, for its part, remains a reliable partner, a southern outpost for the fraternal, our great Motherland," Gagloev said.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev arrived in Sochi, where on October 3 the South Ossetian leader will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Gagloev’s press Secretary Natalya Bosikova said.

“The agenda of the meeting includes a discussion of important interstate issues. Based on the results, a meeting in a more expanded format is also planned with the participation of the head of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia and Abkhaz colleagues,” she said.

A meeting between Presidents of the Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Abkhazia, Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania, took place in Sukhum in an expanded format.

Aslan Bzhania greeted Alan Gagloev and the delegation from South Ossetia, noting the significance of the relationship between the two fraternal peoples.

Presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Alan Gagloev and Aslan Bzhania discussed state issues of the two republics in the informal setting on the eve of the holiday, press Secretary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Natalya Bosikova told IA “Res”.

“The presidents talked in the informal setting, after which our delegation was organized an excursion around Lake Ritsa, on Stalin’s boat. The Ossetian people and the head of the South Ossetian state are receiving a very warm welcome, which is very valuable for us,” said Natalya Bosikova.