Georgia and South Ossetia commemorate victims of war-2008
The memorial events dedicated to the 4th anniversary of the war will start already in the evening on August 7.
According to RBC, the exhibition called "Exhibition of Shot
Paintings" will be opened in South Ossetia in the evening. It will take
place at the Theatrical Square in the center of Tskhinvali. After that there will be a sacred
procession to the Gergiev Staircase, where the participants will commemorate
all those who got missing. A roundtable and the meeting with representatives of
Ossetian diaspore from the abroad are planned on August 8 in Tskhinvali.
Georgia's President
Mikhail Saakashvili, in his turn, ordered to dip the flags at the whole
territory of Georgia on August 7 and 8. This is done to honour the memory of
the victims of the war-2008.
Let us remind you,
the conflict between Russia and Georgia started at night on August 7-8, 2008.
The reason for it was Russia's refusal to recognize the South Ossetia republic.
