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The delegation of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia is taking part in the Russian presidential elections as observers.

“Today in Russia voting has started for the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, which will take place for 3 days - from March 15 to 17. The Information Center is operating in the CEC of Russia during all election days," Emilia Gagieva, head of the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia, told IA “Res”.

The high voter turnout in the Russian presidential elections is traditional for South Ossetia, noted Yuri Bulatov, chairman of PEC No. 8360, in a commentary to “Res”.

According to him, from the very morning there has been a high voter turnout at the polling station located in the Tskhinval cultural center (the former building of the Council of Trade Unions).

“People of different ages are coming to take part in the presidential elections in Russia, but people of respected retirement age and civil servants are coming most actively,” Bulatov said.

The Geneva discussions have practically returned to a normal working rhythm, State Advisor to President of the Republic of South Ossetia, the head of the South Ossetian delegation participating in the discussions, Konstantin Kochiev, said on Friday at the first meeting this year in Tskhinval with the EU, UN and OSCE co-chairs of the Geneva discussions .

He has noted that the discussions have no alternative as a negotiation platform providing direct dialogue between Tskhinval, Tbilisi, Sukhum and Moscow.

On Thursday South Ossetia handed over to the Georgian side two citizens who had been in prison for violating the state border, the KGB press service reports.

The nineteenth meeting of the coordination mechanism to clarify the fate and whereabouts of people missing in connection with the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 and after was held on Thursday in the village of Ergnet, the press service of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic reports.

Our historical memory remembers what contribution Vladimir Putin made to the establishment of the statehood of South Ossetia, the support of the people of our Republic," Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev said in a comment to IA "Res ".

By casting our vote for Putin, we vote for our confidence in the future, for a peaceful life, for success and victory, says South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev in his address to the residents of the republic on the eve of the presidential elections in Russia.

“In a few days, citizens of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia will take part in voting in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation. This important political event for the Russian Federation is of great significance for the people of our country.

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia called on citizens engaged in livestock farming to prevent their pets from crossing the territory of the Republic.

According to the press service of the department, despite the measures taken, the border authorities record the facts of overgrazing livestock of residents of the Republic to the Georgian territory, which creates risks of biological infection of animals and the transfer of pathogens in the opposite direction.

Interstate cooperation between South Ossetia and the Syrian Arab Republic was discussed in Moscow by ambassadors of the two countries to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassiev and Bashar Jaafari, the press service of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation reports.

The department has noted that the meeting of the heads of the two diplomatic missions took place at the Syrian Embassy on Tuesday on behalf of the leadership of South Ossetia.

Russia is the important guarantor of security, it is a strategic partner that has always been supporting South Ossetia, Zita Besaeva, leader of the Nykhas party, said at the rally in support of Vladimir Putin’s candidacy.

Under the slogans “Russia - Ossetia”, “Putin’s Victory - Ossetia’s Victory!”, “Strong President - Strong Russia”, a rally-concert in support of Vladimir Putin was held on the main square of Tskhinval on Tuesday.

Thousands of citizens came to support the Russian leader.

According to Besaeva, stability in Russia is important for South Ossetia.