Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

February 10, 2018 saw a meeting of Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, with Yason Demeev, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation, organized in Vladivostok.

The Representative of South Ossetia informed the Minister about the activity, conducted in the Far East. In his turn the Minister set the priority tasks, which would promote more effective cooperation of South Ossetia with Vladivostok and the Far East Federal District in general.

A meeting of Dmitrii Medoev, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister, with Vitaly Verkeenko, the mayor of Vladivostok, took place in the administration of Vladivostok on February 9. 2018.

On his way home after the official visit to the Republic of Nauru, Dmitrii Medoev, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister, made a short stop in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.

In Seoul the Minister met with representatives of the business community, in particular with Mr. Moon, the President of the South Korean company “Juan”. In 2012 the Protocol of Intentions regarding cooperation in development of communications in the territory of South Ossetia, was signed with this company.

In conclusion of the official visit to Nauru, the official ceremony of signing bilateral South Ossetian - Nauruan intergovernmental documents took place in Yaren on February 3, 2018.

In framework of the official visit of the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitrii Medoev to Nauru a meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Nauru Cyril Buraman has been organized on February 2, 2017.

In framework of the official visit to Nauru a trilateral meeting between representatives of three friendly states – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nauru Grigorii Loginov has been organized on February 1, 2018.

In framework of the official visit of Dmitrii Medoev to Nauru a range of meetings between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and representatives of international delegations were held.

January 31, 2017 saw a meeting of the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitrii Medoev with His Excellency Peter M. Christian, the President of the Federated States of Micronesia.

January 31, 2017 saw Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, participating in the solemnities, dedicated to the 50th Independence Day of the Republic of Nauru.

Official events started with the ceremony of raising the National Flag, accompanied by the National Anthem of the Republic of Nauru, performed by the church choir at the square in front of the Government House.

A study visit of Dmitrii Medoev, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister, with a group of guests of the Republic of Nauru to the central part of Nauru Island, where phosphates - the strategic natural resources are exploited, was organized on January 30, 2017.

Peter Christian, the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, and Grigorii Loginov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nauru, took part in the visit as well.

On January 28, 2018 in framework of the official visit to Nauru the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitrii Medoev participated in a solemn mass on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day of the Republic, held in the Cathedral of the city of Anibare.

Daur Kove, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, participated in the event as well.

H.E. Honorable Baron Waqa, the President of the Republic of Nauru, members of Government and Parliament of Nauru, high guests – Heads of friendly states as well as Ministers attended the mass.

Baron Waqa, the President of the Republic of Nauru, hosted a meeting with Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, on January 26, 2018 in his residence.

During the reception the Minister thanked the President for the invitation and on behalf of the South Ossetian authorities once again expressed words of gratitude for the decision to recognize the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia made in 2009.

On January 26 in framework of the official visit to Nauru the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitrii Medoev participated in the launch of a new diesel power station constructed with the assistance of Australia, India and Taiwan, supported by the EU.

The project is of vital importance for the Republic of Nauru, since it provides secure functioning of the infrastructure of the whole state.

At the solemn opening ceremony the President of the Republic of Nauru Baron Waqa cut the ribbon and launched the station.