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;
Working meeting of South Ossetia delegation at the GID, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Acting Foreign Minister and the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, and the Co-Chairs of the Discussions, representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN, who arrived to the Republic in anticipation of a regular round of the Discussions, took place in Tskhinval on May 16.
The official delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia headed by the President Anatoliy Bibilov arrived in Donetsk on May 10 to participate in festivities dedicated to the 3rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Donetsk People's Republic.
May 11 saw Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Alexander Zakharchenko, the President of the Donetsk People's Republic, signing the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Donetsk People's Republic.
May 3 saw Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosting a meeting with Julien Columeau, Head of Protection Department of the ICRC Representation in the Republic of South Ossetia, whose mission in Tskhinval is terminating.
The Minister thanked Mr.Kolumo for contribution to fruitful work of the Representation on territory of the Republic and wished him success in further activities.
Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Alba Azucena Torres Mejia, the First Secretary of the Embassy of Nicaragua in the Republic of South Ossetia, who arrived in Tskhinval on the occasion of inauguration of Anatoliy Bibilov, the president elect of the Republic of South Ossetia, on April 21.
Andrey Tskhovrebov, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Narim Kozaev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Republic of Nicaragua, participated in the meeting.
