Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

Kazbulat Tskhovrebov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, met with Andrey Starkov, Head of Abkhazia and South Ossetia division of the Fourth CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, on November, 24.

Aleksej Sanakoev, Head of Department of International Cooperation, Elbrus Kargiev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in RSO, and Vitalii Soshnin, Minister-Counsellor of Russian Embassy in Tskhinval, participated in the meeting.

The first diplomatic passport of the Republic of South Ossetia was handed over to Leonid Tibilov, South Ossetia President, during a meeting with Kazbulat Tskhovrebov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on November, 23.

Issues related to the work conducted by the Ministry were discussed. In particular, the first session of the Expert Council affiliated with the Ministry was mentioned by Mr. Tskhovrebov. The President praised high such initiative and noted the importance of continuing work in similar format.

November 23, 2015, Tskhinval

The first session of the Expert Council affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized under Minister Tskhovrebov’s Order dated August 1, 2015 took place on November 19, 2015.

November, 17 saw a meeting of Murat Dzhioev, the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, heading South Ossetian mission, with the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN who had arrived to Tskhinval in anticipation of the coming round of the discussions.

The agenda of the 34th round of the discussions, planned for December 8-9, 2015 was talked over.

Alan Kochiev, the Acting Foreign Minister, and officers of South Ossetia Foreign Ministry laid flowers at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia commemorating the passengers and the crew who became victims of the air disaster when Russian airliner went down in flames in Egypt.

November, 1, 2015, Tskhinval

Concerning the results of the 33rd round of the Geneva International Discussions

Regular round of the Geneva International Discussions was held on October, 6-7, 2015. Official mission from South Ossetia, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, missions from Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the USA as well as representatives of the EU, the UN and OSCE took part in negotiations.

July 6, 2015 saw Mauro Murgia, the President of Italy - South Ossetia Friendship Society, organizing a news conference in Palermo, Sicily. Reliable and accurate information on history of formation of the Republic of South Ossetia and the current international status of the Republic was delivered to the Italian journalists.

After the news conference the attendees were given an opportunity to examine South Ossetia and perceive the life of this small Caucasian country and its people through a photo exhibition “South Ossetia: the Country and People” prepared by Leonardo Mattioli.

At the invitation of Irina Guchmazova, headmaster of school “Albion” named after Kosta Khetagurov, Kazbulat Tskhovrebov visited the school and met with teachers and upper-formers. The Minister shared his opinion on current issues of global politics, including the situation in Middle East.

Albina Chekhoeva, Head of Information Analytics Directorate, participate in the meeting.

Kazbulat Tskhovrebov, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, hosted a meeting with official delegation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, who arrived to Tskhinval to participate in celebrations dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

An Hour of National Symbols of the Republic of South Ossetia in anticipation of the National Flag Day and the 25th Anniversary of the Republic was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Konstantin Kochiev, State Counsellor to the President of the Republic, attended the meeting and made a brief retrospective journey into the history of South Ossetia formation and its national symbols – the National Flag, Emblem and Anthem, adoption.

September 18, 2015, Tskhinval

Round work table, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of society VOKS – SSOD - Roszarubezhcenter – Rossotrudnichestvo and the 5th anniversary of the activity conducted by Mission of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of South Ossetia, was organized in Russian Center of Science and Culture in Tskhinval on September, 15.

South Ossetia National awards ceremony took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September, 25.

Upon recommendation of the Foreign Minister, under the President Decree, Madina Valieva, Counsellor of International Cooperation Department of South Ossetia Foreign Ministry, and Akhsar Dzhioev, Counsellor of South Ossetia Embassy in the Russian Federation, were awarded with medals “In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia”.

September 25, 2015, Tskhinval