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The fifth anniversary of Russia's recognition of the independence of South Ossetia Republic will be celebrated by festive events. As the news agency "Res" was reported at the commission for the preparation and conducting of socially significant events, the celebration of this significant date will begin August 24 - when the South Ossetian and Russian alpinists will climb the highest peak in South Ossetia - Khalatsa mountain (3938 meters above sea level). On the same day will open a personal exhibition of the artist Felix Gabaraev.

South Ossetia has enough water resources to build a network of hydropower plants in the Republic, capable of producing its own electricity twice as much as the population and the enterprises are consuming today, said the Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Energy and Transport Vasily Dzasseev at the briefing in Tskhinval.

Bills on the Strategy for socio-economic development of South Ossetia to 2030 and the program of socio-economic development of the Republic to 2017 have been passed today at a meeting of the parliamentary session of the RSO, chaired by the Speaker Stanislav Kochiev.

The Russian interagency delegation led by the Deputy Head of the RF Presidential Department on socio-economic cooperation with the countries - members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia Sergei Zhuk, arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit.

From 1 to 15 August 2013 the border guards of the FSS Border Control Agency of Russia in South Ossetia detained three violators of the state border and four violators of the border regime. AS IA "Res" was informed at the press service of the FSS Border Control Agency of Russia in South Ossetia, the offenders were handed over to the Border Service of the KGB of South Ossetia for further proceedings.

The Sochi National Park and the South-Ossetian State University have begun to implement a cooperation agreement signed on July 2, 2013.
As the news agency "Res" was informed by the Candidate of Biology, a leading researcher of the Sochi Park Konstantin Lotiev, they intend to support the Department of Biology of the South Ossetian State University.

The rector of the South Ossetian State University Vadim Tedeev met with representatives of the North Caucasian Federal University, arrived in South Ossetia on a working visit. The delegation has included the Director of the Institute of Law of the North Caucasian Federal University Dmitry Smirnov and the Deputy Director Maxim Trofimov. The meeting was also attended by the South Ossetian State University pro-rector for academic affairs Stanislav Gobozov, lectures of the faculty of jurisprudence Anatoly Pliev and Madina Alborova.

The cross procession from the capital of South Ossetia Tskhinval to the ancient temple of St. George, attended by the Orthodox Christians of the Republic, is under way.
As IA "Res" has been informed by the Priest of the Cathedral of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Jacob Khetagurov, the cross procession is taking place with the icon of Our Lady – the Comforter of Tskhinval.

Programs for the development of some sectors of South Ossetia were discussed today at a special meeting of the Presidium of Parliament chaired by the Speaker Stanislav Kochiev.
As IA "Res" was reported at the press service of the Parliament of the Republic, the Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Health Alexander Pliev had introduced a draft sectoral program "Development of Health for 2013 2020." He has noted that the program meets all the needs and requirements of public health and has recommended bringing it for discussion at the session.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received today the Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Nikolay Nikiforov, who arrived yesterday, August 13, in the Republic on a two-day working visit.