Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

Festivities dedicated to the 9th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation are taking place in the Republic on August 26.

The correct and fateful decision taken by Dmitriy Medvedev, the President of the Russian Federation, nine years ago gave the Republic the chance for stable development, and after two decades of ethnical cleanings, which culminated in the barbarous action of the Tbilisi regime in August 2008, provided guarantees of security against other attempts of military aggression from Georgian side.

A round table entitled “Nine years of the Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation: Expectations and Realities”, organized in framework of the festivities, dedicated to the Day of the Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation, took place in Tskhinval on August 25.

The President of the Republic of South Ossetia, members of the government, public figures, political scientists, experts and journalists were invited to the round table.

Video conference of Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, broadcasted in Tskhinval, Moscow and Sukhum, was organized in the press center of Sputnik South Ossetia in anticipation of the 9th Anniversary of the Recognition of the Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia on August 25.

August 12, 2017 saw a meeting Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Vyacheslav Bitarov, the Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, with the participants of Ethnolager 2017, a summer cultural and educational course, organized in framework of the international project “Trace of the Alans”. Dmitriy Medoev, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister, participated in the meeting, which was organized in the village of Nar.

The leaders of the Republics welcomed the guests.

Commemoration events, dedicated to the 9th anniversary of Georgian military aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia, were organized in Italy on August 8, 2017.

The attendees who came to Piazza Collenuccio in Pesaro observed a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of numerous victims of the Georgian aggression.

Commemoration events, dedicated to the 9th anniversary of Georgian military aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia, are being hold in the Republic on August 7-8.

The tragic events, which happened nine years ago, will remain an open wound in the heart of the Ossetian people.

Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, met with Cyrill, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia.

In his welcoming speech the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed confidence that the work of Anatoliy Bibilov at the high post would promote consolidation of the society and wished to discuss religious issues and hear the opinion of the President on the situation in South Ossetia.

On July 24, 2017 Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Mauro Murgia, the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy, Francesca Matacena, director of the Conservatory of Pesaro, and Rosanna Pezzolesi, secretary of the Conservatory, who had arrived in Tskhinval on a working visit.

Diplomats from the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are participating in the Fourth Forum of Young Diplomats, which takes place on July 20-21 in Moscow. Officers of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry represent the Republic.

The general topic of the Forum is “Information Technologies in Modern Diplomacy”.

Young diplomats from Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tadjikistan and Uzbekistan take part in work of the Forum.

МОСКВА, 18 июл — РИА Новости. Tskhinval welcomes any steps aimed at settlement of the conflict in Donbass, stated South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitriy Medoev in his comment to RIA Novosti, made on the suggestion of Alexander Zakharchenko, the Head of self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, to establish the state of Malorossiya.

Commemoration events, dedicated to the Day of Peacekeepers are taking place in the capital of South Ossetia on July 14. 25 years have passed since the significant event in the recent history of South Ossetian people – bringing peacekeeping forces to the area of Georgian-Ossetian conflict. It had been done in accordance with General provisions of the Agreement on Principles of Settlement of the Georgian - Ossetian Conflict, signed by Heads of Russia, Georgia, North Ossetia and South Ossetia on June 14, 1992 in Sochi.

Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, participated in the round table entitled “NATO Enlargement across the World: Accession of Montenegro and Further Threats”, which was organized in South Ossetian State University on July 12. The Minister emphasized the role of South Ossetia in the system of global military-political relations. In particular, Minister Medoev reminded the attendees that “We are a part of the ocean where the interests of NATO member states intersect with interests of Eastern and Southern states and Russia.