Republic of South Ossetia is located оn the southern slopes of the Main Caucasus Range in the area of 3900 square meters. Тhe capital is the city of Tskhinval.
One-tenth of the surface occupied by the Republic of the foothills.
The rest of the territory - the mountainous terrain height from 850 to 3938 meters above sea level.
The highest point - Mount Halatsa (3938 m).

Archive - 2012

November 2nd

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the situation at the border with Georgia

Four years after the August 2008 armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia the situation in the region is complex and characterized by the Georgian leadership intention to carry out large-scale provocations. Despite the impact of August 2008 Georgian authorities leave no revanchist sentiments.

October 29th

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

relatively Saakashvili `s speech at 67th session of the UN General Assembly

On September 25, 2012, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in his speech at the 67th session of the UN GA accused Russia "of an attempt to influence political processes in Georgia by particular means of large-scale maneuvers and troop concentrations on the border" with supposedly occupied regions of Georgia.

October 26th

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

on the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoyev with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov

On October 9, 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia D.G. Sanakoyev had a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as a part of his first official visit to the Russian Federation.

October 12th

Statement of the Republic of South Ossetia Delegation in the Geneva Discussions

on the twenty-first round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability Issues in Transcaucasia.

On 10-11 October 2012 the twenty-first meeting in the frames of international discussions on security and stability in the Caucasus was held in Geneva. It was attended by the delegations from the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as by the representatives from the EU, the UN and the OSCE. South Ossetian delegation was headed by M.K. Jioyev - Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement.

Statement of the Republic of South Ossetia Delegation in the Geneva Discussions

on the twenty-first round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability Issues in Transcaucasia.

On 10-11 October 2012 the twenty-first meeting in the frames of international discussions on security and stability in the Caucasus was held in Geneva. It was attended by the delegations from the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as by the representatives from the EU, the UN and the OSCE. South Ossetian delegation was headed by M.K. Jioyev - Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement.

October 8th

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

in connection with an armed provocation of Georgia in the territory South Ossetia

On September 29, 2012, at 3:40 am, South Ossetia border post in the village of Karzman, Java region, was gunned with automatic firearms and grenade launchers. South Ossetian side did not open return fire, but in the course of search operations in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Ministry official was arrested near the state border and he was seized a NATO-standard automatic rifle with grenade launcher.

September 7th

Statement of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

From August 31 to September 3, the official delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia led by the Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Kochieva S.Y. visited the Transdniestria Moldavian Republic, which was celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the proclamation of independence. The delegation also included Deputy Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Tskhovrebov K.I. and the Head of Translation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Tadtaev S.Y.

September 6th

Commentary of South Ossetia Foreign Minister D.G. Sanakoyev

The media continues to discuss the article from the newspaper "Izvestia" published on 14 August 2012. It reported that allegedly to the order of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia L.Kh. Tibilov "several Georgian villages located to the north of the capital of the Republic will be taken down” in South Ossetia. Current and former Georgian politicians are concerned about this article as well as some representatives of international organizations, including the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Mr. Vollebaek.

August 30th

Comments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the statement adopted at the NATO summit in Chicago

In a statement issued after the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 21, 2012, the member states of NATO, supporting Georgia's aspirations to join NATO called on Russia "to deny its recognition of the Georgian regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states and to reduce the Russian military presence in these regions."

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with Hillary Clinton's statement at a press briefing in Batumi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is deeply concerned about Hillary Clinton statement made on June 5 at a briefing in Batumi on the "recognition of so-called neutral passports for the residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia."