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).

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



A press conference of the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitriy Medoev for the Italian media was organized in Rome in the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy on October 18, 2017.


A meeting with Giulietto Chiesa, a representative of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia in the European Parliament, and a group of Italian friends of South Ossetia took place as well. A diplomatic passport of the Republic of South Ossetia was given to Mr. Chiesa during the meeting.

A meeting of the Minister with South Ossetian expats who currently reside in Italy was held on the same day.

The tour of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia across the Italian Republic will continue in Florence, where a meeting with Professor Franco Cardini, a famous historian, will take place.


Tskhinval, October 19, 2017