September 19, 2017 saw Petr Gassiev, the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosting a meeting with Giulietto Chiesa, a political expert, journalist and public person, who among the Italian delegation arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the festivities, dedicated to the 27th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Dmitriy Medoev, South Ossetian Foreign Minister participated in the meeting.