Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

4-5 April, 2024 saw the 60th round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, established in accordance with Medvedev – Sarkozy agreements, dated August 12, 2008 and September 8, 2008. Delegations from the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the USA as well asrepresentatives of the EU, the UN, and the OSCE participated in the meeting. The South Ossetian delegation was led by State Counselor to the President K. K. Kochiev.

On March 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev participated in the First International Research-to-Practice Conference Tibilov Readings, held in the South Ossetian State University.

On March 26, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Znaur Gassiev visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and made an entry in the Book of Condolences, opened in connection with the tragic events of March 22, 2024 in Crocus City Hall.

On March 23, employees of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry laid flowers to the Russian Embassy to pay tribute and commemorate victims of the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall.

March 23, Tskhinval 2024

On March 21, a meeting between the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. 

The parties exchanged opinion on relevel issues of the bilateral relations, including coordination of foreign policy and extension of international ties of the Republic. 

The upcoming joint work in framework of the next round of the GID on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, scheduled for the beginning of April, was raised. 

On March 18, 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.

Today commemorative events, dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of the Commemorative events dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of the horrific tragedy that occurred near the village of Yered were held in the Republic of South Ossetia today.

On March 15-17, citizens of the Russian Federation, who permanently reside or stayed on the day of voting in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia, took part in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation.

The events of the “Crimean Spring” of 2014 and the results of the all-Crimean referendum, conducted on March 16, 2014 in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and in the city of Sevastopol, at which in compliance with the international legislation and the UN Charter the residents of Crimea freely supported the issue of reunification with Russia as a subject of the Russian Federation, became the act of restoration of the historical justice.

On March 15, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev participated in a flower-laying ceremony held in the Sukhum Park of Glory in commemoration of the soldiers, who fell in the March 1993 offensive operation.

On March 15, in Tskhinval, a meeting was held between members of the delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia at the Gevena International Discussions with the Co-Chairs of the GID, representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN.

On March 13, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev visited a presentation of the book “Philosophy. Culture. Religion”, written by Sonya Khubaeva, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the A. Tibilov South Ossetian State University.