Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

A mourning meeting dedicated to the 97th anniversary of one of the bloodiest dates in the Ossetian history – the Execution of 13 Communards in 1920, took place in South Ossetia on June 20. To pay tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for freedom of the Ossetian people, Analotliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic, Erik Pukhaev, the Prime Minister, Petr Gassiev, the Speaker of the Parliament, cabinet ministers, members of the parliament, public members came to the memorial at the Hill of Zguder.

Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Magomed Shamilov, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Dagestan in the Republic of South Ossetia, on June 19.

The parties exchanged opinion on current issues of bilateral cooperation between South Ossetia and the republics of Northern Caucasus and further development of traditionally friendly Ossetian-Dagestan relations, including building humanitarian, cultural, trade and economic relations.

On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ceremonial reception on behalf of South Ossetian Foreign Ministry was organized on June 13.

On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, decorated veterans and employees of the Ministry with National Awards of the Republic on June 13.

Uruzmag Dzhioev, the first Minister of External Relations of the Republic of South Ossetia, was awarded with the Order of Friendship.

Honorary title “Honored employee of a diplomatic service” was conferred to:

Dmitiy Medoev – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia;

June 7, 2017 saw Dmitriy Medoev, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, hosting a meeting with Dusan Ignjatovic, an independent international expert, who since 2015, upon the OSCE invitation has been participating in search of South Ossetian citizens, unaccounted for as a result of Georgian aggression.

Issues related to the work conducted by Mr. Ignjatovic in clarifying the destiny of the missing people and the expert’s further activity were discussed during the meeting.

“The Days of Ossetian Culture” which are annually organized by Association “Renaissance Sandidzan”, headed by Radion Pukhaev, have been taking place in Brussels these days. Alan Kochiev, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia, participated in the solemn opening ceremony. On behalf of Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic, and Dmitriy Medoev, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, he welcomed the attendees.

Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with applicants, recommended by the MFA of the Republic for enrolment to the Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry, on June 2, 2017.

Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Egor Kochiev, Head of Diplomatic Mission of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Republic of South Ossetia, on June 2, 2017.

Further development of friendly relations between the two Republics became subject of discussion, which run in a confident, warm and constructive atmosphere.

A delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia, headed by President Bibilov, is participating in the SPIEF-2017 (St. Petersburg International Economic Forum).

Aza Khabalova, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Znaur Gassiev, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, are members of the delegation of the Republic.

Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Alan Elbakiev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Republic of South Ossetia.

In his welcoming speech Minister Medoev noted the traditionally friendly interstate relations between South Ossetia and Abkhazia and the open and confident dialogue with Abkhazian foreign-policy partners.

Pertaining to the 25th Anniversary of the Act of Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia

Against the background of escalation of the armed aggression of Georgia against the people of South Ossetia and bloody fighting, a session of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of South Ossetia took place in Tskhinval on May 28-29, 1992 where the Act of Declaration of Independence of South Ossetia was adopted.

Pertaining to the appointment of a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

Under the President Decree dated May 25, 2017 Dmitriy Medoev was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Biographic reference:

Dmitriy Medoev was born on May 15, 1960 in Tskhinval.

Education:

1982 - South Ossetian State University, Faculty of History and Philology;