Press releases of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSO

Murat Dzhioev, South Ossetia Foreign Minister and the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, heading South Ossetia delegation at the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, hosted a meeting with the Co-Chairs of the Discussions representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN, who arrived to the Republic on November 22 in anticipation of the coming 38th round of the Discussions.

The agenda of the round scheduled for December 13-14, 2016 was discussed during the meeting.

Murat Dzhioev, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, hosted a meeting with Nalan Antmen, Head of the ICRC mission in South Ossetia, on November 17.

The activity conducted by the Mission on territory of the Republic in general and direct humanitarian aid to certain population categories in particular were discussed at the meeting. The parties exchanged opinions on productivity of joint efforts aimed at missing citizens’ search as well as on other terms of cooperation.

Current terms of Ossetian and Abkhazian foreign bilateral relations as well as the forthcoming round of the Geneva International Discussions were talked over during a telephone conversation that took place between Murat Dzhioev and Daur Kove, Foreign Ministers of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia.

The Ministers agreed on maintaining regular dialogue and close cooperation in strengthening South Ossetia and Abkhazia images at international arena.

November 15, 2016, Tskhinval

Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Dusan Ignjatovic, an independent international exert, who, upon the OSCE invitation, has been participating in search of the missing citizens of South Ossetia, lost as a result of Georgian aggression.

Terms of the expert further steps made in clarifying the destiny of the missing people were discussed during the meeting.

Pertaining to the results of the 37th round of the Geneva International Discussions

October 4-5, 2016 saw a regular round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia where official mission from South Ossetia, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, missions from Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the USA as well as representatives of the EU, the UN and the OSCE took part in negotiations.

The 37th round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia is being run in Geneva on October 4-5, 2016. Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, is heading South Ossetia delegation.

Bilateral consultations between members of South Ossetia delegation and representatives of international organizations took place on October 4. Trilateral consultations between delegations of South Ossetia, Russia and Abkhazia will be held during the day.

Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Grigory Karasin, the State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, exchanged on September 29, 2016 ratifications of the Agreement on the frontier between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation, signed in Moscow on February 18, 2015.

September 29, 2016, Tskhinval

September 27, 2016 saw a meeting of South Ossetia delegation at the GID, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, with Alexey Dvinyanin, Deputy Director of the 4th CIS Department of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Marat Kulakhmetov, Counselor of the Minister, who are representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and members of Russian delegation at the Discussions.

Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Vitaly Ignatiev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, who arrived to Tskhinval heading a delegation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to participate in the festivities dedicated to the 26th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership was signed between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on September 20, 2016 within the framework of the festivities dedicated to the 26th Anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Domenti Kulumbegov, the Chairman of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia, and Pavel Prokudin, the Chairman of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, signed the Treaty on behalf of the two states.

Pertaining to the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation

Citizens of the Russian Federation who are permanent or temporary residents of the Republic of South Ossetia took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation held on September 18.

Election preparations were made by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Ossetia with active support from the Republic’s authorities.

September 13-14 saw the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia visiting the Republic of South Ossetia.

Issues related to the agenda of the coming 37th round of the GID, scheduled for October 3-4, 2016 were discussed on September 13, 2016 at a meeting with Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement.