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



Dmitriy Medoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Vitaliy Yankovskiy, the Head of the Official Representation of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, on November 24, 2018.


Mr. Yankovskiy reported about the work of the Representation on deepening and extending the bilateral cooperation conducted in accordance with the existing agreements. Consultations on a range of issues which could promote further acceleration of efforts for further development of friendly ties between South Ossetia and Pridnestrovie were held.

For long-lasting activity on strengthening friendly ties between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vitaliy Yankovskiy was awarded with the ministerial medal “For Contribution to International Cooperation” under the Decree of the Foreign Minister.


Tskhinval, November 25, 2018