In 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued its activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, legislation and regulatory framework of the Republic. The main directions of the Ministry’s activities were as earlier determined by the development strategy of the Republic, defined by the President of the Republic of South Ossetia.
On 22 January Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia received the Head of Tskhinval Office of the International Committee of Red Crossof Ms. Leanna Hutchins.
During the meeting were discussed activities of ICRC, in particular, projects planed by the organization for 2013.
The Head of MFA had positively appraised the work of ICRC for the last year and wished for further fruitful cooperation.
Tskhinval, 22 January 2013
On August 8, 2012 on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a round table "Iron Nykhas" was held in Tskhinval. Representatives of the Ossetian communities in Belgium, the Netherlands, the regions of the Russian Federation, Syria, Turkey, France, representatives of South Ossetia public organizations and well-known representatives of Ossetian science attended the discussions. The events of August 2008 in retrospect of the Ossetian-Georgian interrelations were discussed at the round table.
On November 28, 2012 the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in Russian Federation played host for the meeting of Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia David Sanakoev with students of RF MFA Diplomatic Academy, MSIIR (University) students and students of International relations of RGSU faculty, sent from South Ossetia for teaching.
The meeting was participated by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of South Ossetia in RF D. N. Medoev and Ambassy staff.
Tonight, on August 7 at 10 pm, commemorative events devoted to the fourth anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia will start in the Republic of South Ossetia with the action "Exhibition of shot paintings," which will be held at the Theater Square in the center of Tskhinval.
On a telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G.Sanakoyev and State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin.
A telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G.Sanakoyev and State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin took place on August 8.
August 8, 2012 a round table "Iron Nykhas" with the participation of the representatives of the Ossetian diaspora and foreign countries took place in Tskhinval. It was organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in the frames of the commemorative events devoted to the fourth anniversary of the August 2008 armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia, in which hundreds of people, including Russian peacekeepers stationed in South Ossetia under an international mandate were killed.
On September 18 the Delegation of the Co-Chairmen of the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia paid a working visit to the Republic of South Ossetia.
The sides discussed issues related to the preparation of the next 21round of the Geneva discussions which will be held in October of 2012.
Four years after the August 2008 armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia the situation in the region is complex and characterized by the Georgian leadership intention to carry out large-scale provocations. Despite the impact of August 2008 Georgian authorities leave no revanchist sentiments.
On the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoyev with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov
On October 9, 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoyev had a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as a part of his first official visit to the Russian Federation.
