Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

On October 24, the VIII Global Forum of Young Diplomats, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of people’s diplomacy, started its work in the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian MFA.

Chairman of the Council of Young Diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A.G. Sanakoev and Secretary of the Council of Young Diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia A.A. Tskhovrebova participated in the solemn opening ceremony of the Forum. In total, about 130 diplomats from 60 states are participating in the Forum. 

On October 20, 2025, the participants of the South Ossetian delegation to the International Discussions on Security and Stability in the Transcaucasia met with the Co-Chairs of the Discussions from the EU, OSCE and UN in Tskhinval.

On October 19, the South Ossetian diplomats attended the event held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Moscow, dedicated to the canonization of Venezuelan blessed Dr. José Gregorio Hernández and Mother Carmen Rendiles Martínez.

On 13-17 October 2025, the 11th meeting of the Joint South Ossetian – Russian Demarcation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Joint Commission) was held in Moscow.

On October 10, 2025,a ceremony of awarding state and ministerial awards was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia.

On October 6, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev hosted a meeting with the Head of the ICRC Mission in the Republic of South Ossetia Said Assadullah.

From September 22 till October 3, employees of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry attended professional development courses entitled “International Relations. The Foreign Policy of Russia”, held in the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia.

The trilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Oleg Bartsits was held on October 1, 2025, in Sochi.

On October 1, in Sochi, following the results of the meeting, the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed the Plan of Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for 2026 – 2027.

On October 1, 2025, a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov was held in Sochi.

On September 20, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev received Advisor to the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Pavel Prokudin, who arrived in Tskhinval to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of South Ossetia.

On September 20, South Ossetia celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic. This is a significant date for the Ossetian people, a vital and fundamental event in the history of the formation of the Republic of South Ossetia as an independent and sovereign state.