On January 12-15, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of Nicaragua Narim Kozaev visited to Republic of Nicaragua.
Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO
In 2023, in accordance with the designated tasks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its foreign agencies continued their work to defend and promote national interests of South Ossetia, to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial cooperation with the states with which South Ossetia had established diplomatic relations, as well as to expand international contacts.
December 22 saw a friendly online rapid chess tournament held between junior chess teams of South Ossetia and Nicaragua.
The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry was initiator of the online tournament, which was organized at the premises of the Russian House in Tskhinval.
On December 15, in Moscow, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev met with the State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.
On December 13, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev attended the event, dedicated to celebration of the 79th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Nicaragua and the Russian Federation, organized in Moscow.
On December 13, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev participated in the ceremony of awarding the Bulæmærg (“Nightingale”) Literary Award in Moscow.
Akhsar Dzhioev addressed the participants and guests of the ceremony with a welcoming note from the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev.
On December 12, at the invitation of the Major of Moscow S. S. Sobyanin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A. M. Dzhioev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation Z. N. Gassiev took part in the New Year’s Eve reception, which was held in the Moscow concert hall “Zaradye”.
On December 12, in framework of the working visit to Moscow, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev participated in the solemn ceremony of honoring one of the most outstanding representatives of the Ossetian nation, Army General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Issa A. Pliev. The event was organized in connection with the 120th anniversary of Pliev’s birth and was held in the Hall of Glory of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, located on Poklonnaya Hill.
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.
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.