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The Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in Russia took part in the football tournament for the XIX Cup of the Rector of MGIMO, dedicated to the Day of Russia, the press service of the embassy said.

“The team of the South Ossetian Mission defeated the team of diplomats from the USA, Great Britain, France and Poland with a crushing score of 8: 0,” the press service said.

The match with diplomats of Bolivia ended in a draw 0: 0.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov and President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan discussed at the official meeting the issues of strengthening and developing relations between the republics and noted the importance of holding the 2019 European Championship in Artsakh.

Anatoly Bibilov thanked his colleague for the invitation to visit Artsakh.

Anatoly Bibilov is on a three-day working visit to the Artsakh Republic.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, accompanied by the Artsakh Republic Minister of Foreign Affairs Masis Mailyan, laid a wreath at the memorial complex in Stepanakert and flowers at the graves of the Artsakh’s defenders, the presidential press service reports.

It is absolutely unacceptable that in the Georgian draft resolution, contrary to international legal realities, the thesis of the affiliation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Georgia is being held.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov met with Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia Sergey Manko. The head of state thanked Sergey Manko for the work done on the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia and for his attitude towards the people of the Republic.

The development of further cooperation between South and North Ossetia have been discussed during the working meeting by President Anatoly Bibilov and Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Vyacheslav Bitarov, who arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the events dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia.

There can be no talk of any form of reunification of South Ossetia with Georgia, said Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev.

“There can never be any form of “reunification”. The train left a long time ago, already in 1989, and Georgia still continues to stand on that volume of the station ... South Ossetia is building its state without regard to Georgia, we are not interested in the opinion of its "friends",” Medoev said in an interview with European Euromedia24.com news agency, which is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On May 29, 2018, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of South Ossetia agreed on mutual recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the embassy level.

The signed communiqué noted that the two countries were striving "towards the establishment and development of full-scale political, economic and cultural cooperation." It is emphasized that the actions of the countries will comply with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 23, 1963.

South Ossetia is successfully building relations with the Russian Federation, which is a reliable friend and security guarantor for the Rpublic, said South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov, speaking at a solemn meeting on the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Act of Independence.

“Thanks to the help of Great Russia, we have defended our freedom and independence, and today we are confident in our future,” said the head of state.

The first Russian-Ossetian youth forum will be held from June 11 to 15, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism of the Republic informs.
Young people from Russia, Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics, Transnistria, Abkhazia and Ossetia will gather together in the hospitable land of South Ossetia.