In 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued its activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, legislation and regulatory framework of the Republic. The main directions of the Ministry’s activities were as earlier determined by the development strategy of the Republic, defined by the President of the Republic of South Ossetia.
In respect of the speech of M. Saakashvili at winter session of PACE
The speech of the President Saakashvili was at the session of Parliamentary Assembly was of course tendentious and biased to South Ossetia and Russian Federation. We have not heard anything new from the president of Georgia. He had the same rhetorics as before, which is also followed by the Government of Georgia for many years and the culmination of which was the military aggression in August 2008.
On 22 January Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia received the Head of Tskhinval Office of the International Committee of Red Crossof Ms. Leanna Hutchins.
During the meeting were discussed activities of ICRC, in particular, projects planed by the organization for 2013.
The Head of MFA had positively appraised the work of ICRC for the last year and wished for further fruitful cooperation.
Tskhinval, 22 January 2013
On the report made by Swedish parliamentarian Ms. Tina Acketoft
On 21 January 2013 winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was opened. On 23 January Swedish parliamentarian Ms. Tina Aketoft made a report “Georgia and Russia: humanitarian situation in the conflict and war affected areas”.
On the resolution adopted by PACE, based on the report of Ms. Tina Acketoft
On 23 January at the winter session of PACE a final resolution was adopted. The resolution was based on the report of Tina Aketoft “Georgia and Russia: humanitarian situation in the conflict and war affected areas”. The resolution raises a number of serious questions in South Ossetia.
On August 8, 2012 on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a round table "Iron Nykhas" was held in Tskhinval. Representatives of the Ossetian communities in Belgium, the Netherlands, the regions of the Russian Federation, Syria, Turkey, France, representatives of South Ossetia public organizations and well-known representatives of Ossetian science attended the discussions. The events of August 2008 in retrospect of the Ossetian-Georgian interrelations were discussed at the round table.
In connection with the Decree of RSO President of Consular agency establishment
In connection with necessity to improve the grade of consular services for the citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia at the territory of Russian Federation by Decree of RSO President Leonid Tibilov was established a Consular agency of the Republic of South Ossetia in Vladikavkaz.
On November 28, 2012 the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in Russian Federation played host for the meeting of Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev with students of RF MFA Diplomatic Academy, MSIIR (University) students and students of International relations of RGSU faculty, sent from South Ossetia for teaching.
The meeting was participated by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia in RF D. N. Medoev and Ambassy staff.
Tonight, on August 7 at 10 pm, commemorative events devoted to the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia will start in the Republic of South Ossetia with the action "Exhibition of shot paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.
On a telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G.Sanakoyev and State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin.
A telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G.Sanakoyev and State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin took place on August 8.
