Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

On May 29, Akhsar Dzhioev, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister, participated in the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths to the bust of Torez Kulumbergov, first leader of the Republic, dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the adoption of the Act of Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia.

South Ossetian leadership, headed by President Alan Gagloev, representatives of ministries and committees, members of the Parliament of the 1st convocation and the public participated in the event.

May 29, Tskhinval 2024

32 years separate us from that fateful May Day, when the Supreme Council of the Republic of South Ossetia adopted the historic document – the Act of Declaration of Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia. 

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vitaly Ignatiev sent a congratulatory letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev on the occasion of the Day of the South Ossetian diplomatic worker. 

The letter, in particular, reads:

On May 21, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev visited the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition entitled “Beslan. Remember, so as to live”, which was held in the art exhibition hall of the Tibilov South Ossetian State University.

On May 20, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev hosted a meeting with Artur Tsallagov, Head of the Department for work with religious organizations and prevention of extremism of the Ministry of National Policy and External Relations of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, and Vyacheslav Dzagoev, Deputy Chairman of the Styr Nyhas public movement, who arrived in Tskhinval for commemorative events in connection with the 32nd anniversary of the Zar tragedy.

The 20th of May is the Day of Memory and Sorry for Victims of the Georgian aggression.

On May 8-9 solemn events, dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, were held in the Republic of South Ossetia.

Akhsar Dzhioev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, exchanged congratulatory letters on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

In his address Akhsar Dzhioev, in particular, emphasized:

On April 20-21, Radion Pukhaev, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Benelux countries, participated in the XVII Regional Conference of Russian compatriots fromEuropean countries and North America, which was held in Istanbul. 

Under the Decree by the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, dated April 16, 2024, Inna Bigulaeva was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Background:

On April 15, with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, the 25th All-Russian School of Young Legal Scientists entitled “Sustainable Development of Territories: Ecology, Politics, Legislation”, which deals with legal problems associated with environmental protection, nature management and environmental safety started its work in Tskhinval.

On April 1-12, 2024, employees of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry attended professional development courses entitled “International Relations. The Foreign Policy of Russia”, held in the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia.