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 - Jun 2018

June 26th

Comment by representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

The statement of Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani pertaining to the measures undertaken by the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia in relation to issues of several civilians from village Tshnelis, who as a result of demarcation found themselves beyond the South Ossetian borders, wasn’t left without attention in Tskhinval.


One cannot name the distorted perception of the picture of the world otherwise than oneiric, when fragments of the real world are mixed with fantastic images.

June 21st

The message of the South Ossetian delegation for mass media

Pertaining to the results of the 44th round of the Geneva International Discussions

June 19-20, 2018 saw the 44th round of the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia. A delegation from the Republic of South Ossetia, headed by Murat Dzhioev, the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement, delegations from the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation and the USA as well as representatives of the EU, the UN and the OSCE took part in negotiations.

Joint statement of South Ossetian and Abkhazian delegations on the Geneva International Discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia

For several years already has been the UN General Assembly accepting draft resolution on refugees and displaced persons from South Ossetia and Abkhazia prepared by Georgian party. While delivering again and again the same writing of the document Georgia tries to impose on international community a unilateral politicized vision of the problem of refugees in order to support its non-legitimate territorial claims.

June 20th

Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia



June 20, 2018 saw Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosting a meeting with Marat Kulakhmetov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to South Ossetia.

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

June 14 saw Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office investigating the case of Archil Tatunashvili bringing charges against two members of law enforcement agencies of the Republic of South Ossetia and urging the South Ossetian citizens to come to the police department of the neighboring state.

June 18th

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

Pertaining to the adoption of another Georgian resolution by the European Parliament


The resolution titled “Occupied Territories of Georgia – 10 years after the Russian Invasion”, in which the European Parliament supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and calls for Russia to revoke its decision on the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, was adopted at the session of the European Parliament on June 14, 2018.

June 7th

Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia



June 7 saw Dmitrii Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia hosting a meeting with Ashot Astabatsyan, the new Head of the Representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic of South Ossetia.


Issues, related to the work of the ICRC Representation in South Ossetia and programs of the Committee for the nearest period were discussed during the meeting.