From December 4 till December 8, 2023, employees of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry attended professional development courses in the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia.
Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO
On December 9-10, Belgrade hosted the XVI Regional Conference of Russian compatriots from European Countries “Historical memory, Russian language and Culture- the foundations of Identity of the Russian Diaspora in Europe “
On 5-6 November, 2023, a recurrent round of International Discussions on Security in Transcaucasia was held in Geneva. Delegations from the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the USA and representatives from the EU, UN, and OSCE participated in the meeting. The South Ossetian delegation was led by State Counselor to the President K. K. Kochiev.
November 23 saw the ceremony of laying the Garland of Memory and Glory at the memorial complex to the Defenders of South Ossetia, as well as a rally, organized at the entrance to Tskhinval city on Prisskaya Hill, to honor those guys, who stood up to protect the Motherland.
On November 23, South Ossetia celebrates the 34th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle of the South Ossetian people for freedom and the right to live in its land. This is a special date in the history of our Motherland symbolizing unprecedented courage and unity of the nation.
On October 27, the Official Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Republic of Austria, Patrick Poppel, visited the South Ossetian State University named after A. A. Tibilov, where he gave a lecture to students and teachers of the Department of Political Science and Sociology on the topic: “Public diplomacy as an important tool in modern international politics".
On October 27, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev hosted a meeting with the Official Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Republic of Austria Patrick Poppel.
On October 20, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Republic of South Ossetia Alba Azucena Torres Mejía was held in Moscow.
On October 18, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev with the State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev was held in Moscow.
On October 18, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Russian Federation Bashar Jaafari was held in Moscow.
The GID on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia started on October 15, 2008, after the armed attack of Georgia on South Ossetia and after forcing the aggressor to peace, in accordance with the Medvedev-Sarkozy agreements, dated August 12, 2008 and September 8, 2008. Delegations from South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Russia, Georgia, the USA, as well as representatives of the EU, the UN and the OSCE participate in the Discussions on equal rights.
From September 25 till October 7, 2023, employees of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry attended short-term professional development courses in the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia entitled “International relations. The Foreign Policy of Russia.”