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At the meeting with the Ambassador of Syria to the Russian Federation Riyad Haddad on the sidelines of the SPIEF, President of South Ossetia Anatoly addressed sincere congratulations to President Bashar al-Assad in connection with his convincing victory in the elections, and to the people of Syria a peaceful sky.

“We regard this victory as a triumph of justice and a political victory of the people of the Republic of Syria. I would like to emphasize once again that I accept this victory of the people of Syria as a victory of the people of Ossetia,” Anatoly Bibilov said.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov is taking part in the plenary session of the XXIV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

According to the press service of the head of state, on the sidelines of the Forum, President of South Ossetia and members of the Republic's delegation are meeting with politicians and representatives of the business community, as well as are visiting the stands and presentations of the Russian regions and companies represented at the Forum.

The State Drama Theater of South Ossetia is preparing a performance based on the play by Alan Ostaev "The Last Witness". The long-awaited premiere will take place in early August and will be timed to coincide with the next anniversary of the war in August 2008, - the artistic director of the theater, director Tamerlan Dzudtsov told the IA “Res.”

In May this year, South Ossetia received an invitation from the leadership of Syria for the participation of the South Ossetian delegation as observers in the presidential elections in the Syrian Arab Republic, Alan Tadtaev, head of the Republic’s legislative body, said at the press conference in Tskhinval.

The Embassy of South Ossetia in the Syrian Arab Republic will be opened this year, - said the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Alan Tadtaev at the press conference in Tskhinval.

According to him, this issue has been fully worked out by the South Ossetian and Syrian parties. " Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia has been working on this issue for a long time, everything has been carefully worked out, and I can say with confidence that the South Ossetian Embassy will be opened in Damascus already at the end of 2021," said Alan Tadtaev.

In South Ossetia, each candidate's representative signs a ballot, and in Syria, each voter dips his little finger in ink so that one person cannot vote a second time, Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament Alan Tadtaev told about the peculiarities of the election process in the Syrian Arab Republic.

According to him, the ink does not leave the hand for three days, therefore, a person cannot re-cast his vote at another polling station.

President Anatoly Bibilov will take part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the press service of the head of state reports.

The South Ossetian delegation has included Prime Minister Gennady Bekoev, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development Dzambolat Tadtaev, Minister of Finance Aza Khabalova, South Ossetian Ambassador to Russia Znaur Gassiev.

The head of the South Ossetian state will take part in the plenary session of the SPIEF, and will also hold meetings with politicians and businessmen on the sidelines of the Forum.

Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia will hold qualifying competitions for participation in the competitions of the International Army Games - 2021 in June-July, the press service of the Defense Ministry reported.

The Delegation of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia visited on Sunday a grave of one of the founders of the department, the first Minister of Defense Valery Khubulov (Khobul), the press service of the department reports.

The legendary military leader, the outstanding South Ossetian socio-political figure died on this day 23 years ago as a result of an armed attack in the city of Vladikavkaz. For the Ministry of Defense and the whole South Ossetia, the loss of khubul became a real tragedy.

On Sunday, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov congratulated Maya Kharebova, editor-in-chief of the IA «Res":, on her birthday.

“Your long-term professional activity, aimed at the development of national journalism, improvement of print and electronic media, has earned the respect of colleagues and recognition of the South Ossetian audience,” the message says.