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 working visit of the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitrii Medoev to Moscow will take place on November 11-13.


Negotiations between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitrii Medoev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov as well as bilateral South Ossetia-Russia political consultations are expected to be held during the visit.

Exchange of opinion on key agenda points of the bilateral relations is expected. Alongside with this the parties will discuss terms of strengthening the international positions of South Ossetia and interaction at the GID.


November 8, 2018, Tskhinval
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