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On September 18, the South Ossetian-Venezuelan inter-ministerial consultations were held in Moscow with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe and North America of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Andrea Corao and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia Jesus Rafael Salazar Velasquez.

We took note of the statement made by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia during his speech at the 69th IAEA General Conference that the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which he referred to as occupied territories, poses a significant challenge to nuclear safety in the absence of international access and monitoring.

On September 17, 2008, Presidents of South Ossetia and Russia signed the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation, which marked the beginning of the modern stage of inter-state relations between the two countries and created conditions for the development of bilateral dialogue and cooperation in all spheres.

On 15 September, Narim Kozaev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Nicaragua, at the invitation of the Nicaraguan Embassy in Russia, took part in the opening ceremony of Nicaragua's Motherland Week, dedicated to the 204th anniversary of the Independence of the countries of Central America and the 169th anniversary of the glorious Battle of San Jacinto.

On 16 September, President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, where foreign policy activities of the ministry were discussed in the context of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev sent a congratulatory message to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Nicaragua.

The message states, in particular:

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev sent a congratulatory message to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Republic of South Ossetia, Alba Azucena Torres Mejia, on the occasion of her birthday.

The message, in particular, states:

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A.M. Dzhioev sent a congratulatory message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov, on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

September 9 marks the 17th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

On 5 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A.M. Dzhioev attended a solemn assembly at Tskhinval Secondary School No.3 dedicated to the start of the academic year.

Akhsar Dzhioev greeted the pupils, parents and teachers and wished everyone achievements in the upcoming academic year.

On 4 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A.M. Dzhioev received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of South Ossetia A.M. Elbakiev.