On August 21, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev hosted a meeting with the ICRC Envoy on missing persons in the Caucasus Agnes Coutou.
Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO
On 19 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A. M. Dzhioev took part in the round table “Relations between Russia and South Ossetia: historical memory and challenges of globalization’, which was held at the South Ossetian State University and was timed to the 16th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.
On August 8, commemorative events, dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the beginning of the military aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia were held in foreign agencies of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry.
On 7-8 August, commemorative events, dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the beginning of the Georgian military aggression against South Ossetia, are being held in the Republic of South Ossetia.
Sixteen years ago, in the night from 7th to 8th August 2008, armed forces of Georgia, trained by the “collective West” in accordance with NATO standards, being fully supported by those countries, launched a massive shelling of sleeping Tskhinval using large-caliber weapons and the Grad missiles. The major strike was made on the Ossetian militia, a large part of the South Ossetian army. Russian peacekeepers were also attacked, despite the protection by international mandate.
On August 6, a press conference of Akhsar Dzhioev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, was held in the press center of the State Committee for Information and Press.
On August 2, President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev hosted a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev.
On July 21, in framework of the visit to Nicaragua, a meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev with Adviser to the President of the Republic of Nicaragua on Investments, Trade and International Cooperation Laureano Ortega Murillo was held in Managua.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev sent congratulatory notes to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic Faisal al-Mekdad and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Russian Federation Bashar al-Jaafari on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Syrian Arab Republic.
On July 20, in framework of the visit to Nicaragua, Akhsar Dzhioev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, met with Denis Moncada Colindres, Minister of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Nicaragua Narim Kozaev participated in the meeting.
On July 19, in framework of the visit to the Republic of Nicaragua, Akhsar Dzhioev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Narim Kozaev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Nicaragua, participated in the festivities on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. The main event was held at Parque de la Dignidad Nacional Square in center of Managua.
On July 17, a delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, arrived on a working visit to the Republic of Nicaragua to participate in festivities dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution Day.