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Azamat Zasseev from South Ossetia took second place in freestyle wrestling at the BRICS games, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports reports.

“Our athletes, Alan Zasseev (weight class 86 kg) and Azamat Dzhioev (weight class 79 kg), also took bronze in the competition,” the Committee has noted.

The BRICS Games are taking place in Kazan from June 11 to 24. Athletes from South Ossetia are competing in 5 types of sport. The Republic's delegation of 34 people is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports Soslan Gassiev.

The Bendery tragedy united the people of Transnistria even more strongly in a decisive struggle for freedom and independence, protection of their future, their history, culture and language. This is stated in the note of condolences of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia to the foreign policy department of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in connection with the 32nd anniversary of the Bendery tragedy.

The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has noted that June 19, 1992 is one of the most terrible dates in the history of Transnistria.

Ministry of Economic Development of South Ossetia will present a stand at the Caucasus Investment Forum in the Chechen Republic.

According to the press service of the Ministry, the event will take place on July 15-17.

“The South Ossetian entrepreneurs can also exhibit their products at the Forum. Those wishing to take part in the event can contact Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic,” the press service has noted.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia made their sovereign choice back in 2008, after the regime of Mikheil Saakashvili tried to forcefully return one of these republics to Georgia and threatened the other with similar actions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin noted in the interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, commenting on the statement of the Georgian Prime Minister I. Kobakhidze that his government “intends to return Abkhazia and the Tskhinval region to the country.”

Within the framework of the Days of the Ossetian Culture in Europe,the exhibition of the Ossetian artists has ended in Luxembourg. The representative of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry in the Benelux countries, Chairman of the International Non-Profit Association “Renaissance”, Radion Pukhaev, told IA “Res”.

According to him, the works of the Ossetian artists aroused great interest among the visitors.

“A certain stage of the Days of the Ossetian Culture in Europe has ended,” Pukhaev said. “We are planning to hold larger events in the fall,” Pukhaev said.

A participant in the special military operation, Azamat Kochiev, was awarded the state medal “Defender of the Fatherland” in Tskhinval. The award was presented to the fighter on behalf of President of the Republic by the head of the Defense Ministry Inal Sabanov, the press service of the department reports.

As noted by the Defense Ministry, the fighter from South Ossetia was presented a high award for courage and bravery shown in the performance of military duty during the special military operation.

The delegation of the Parliament of South Ossetia will take part in the International Parliamentary Forum of the CIS “Pushkin Readings”, which will be held in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Republic’s legislative body reports.

As noted by the press service, the delegation has included Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Relations Zaza Driaev, Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Taxes Elena Dzhioeva and Secretary of the Commission on Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Zurab Kabisov.

South Ossetia took part in the II International Forum of Ministers of Education “Shaping the Future” in Kazan.

According to the press service of Ministry of Education of the Republic of South Ossetia, the event brought together representatives from more than 40 countries.

“At the plenary session, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of South Ossetia Alexander Galavanov made a report, noting that this forum is a unique platform for discussing key issues related to the development of the education sector,” the statement of the press service reads.

Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross, together with the Commissioner for Human Rights, together with the Association of Families of the Missing Persons, organized a trip for 15 children from the families of the missing persons to a private hippodrome in the village of Satskhenet. This is reported by the ICRC press service.

“This is the third such trip,” Lidiya Kudzieva, head of the Association, said. "Both children and adults really like this kind of pastime together."

Athletes from South Ossetia are taking part in the Brix Games in Kazan.

According to the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports, Alexander Bazzaev represented the republic in gymnastics competitions.

“Our athletes will compete in 5 type of sport. The delegation of 34 people is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports Soslan Gassiev,” the press service has noted.

The event is taking place from 11 to 24 June.