Archive - 2021

A working meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia and the Donetsk People's Republic Dmitry Medoev and Natalia Nikonorova on the issue of opening diplomatic missions took place in Donetsk, the press service of the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia reported.

"During the meeting, the parties touched upon the topics of further cooperation between the states, effective interdepartmental interaction in general," the press service said.

During his working visit to Donetsk, Prime Minister of South Ossetia Gennady Bekoev met with the Chairman of the DPR government Alexander Ananchenko. According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers, the parties exchanged views on economic issues, intergovernmental interaction, cultural exchange and other topical issues.

Commenting on the results of the meeting, Gennady Bekoev has noted that the two republics have many points of contact, including the development of trade and economic relations.

In November, 35 violators of legislation in the border sphere were detained in various sections of the state border of South Ossetia, the press service of the Republic's State Security Committee reported on Tuesday.

"Of these: 31 - violators of the state border regime, 4 – the border regime. The border service of the State Security Committee of the Republic of South Ossetia conducted proceedings for each violation of legal regimes.

South Ossetia intends to establish unhindered trade with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) next year. This was announced on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Government of South Ossetia Gennady Bekoev at the working meeting "Prospects for deepening the economic integration of Russia and Donbass."

"South Ossetia in 2022 will do everything possible to develop mutually beneficial cooperation and create conditions for unhindered trade. We have great potential for mutual promotion of business entities, as well as the creation of joint ventures," the Donetsk news agency quotes him.

Russians vaccinated with foreign vaccines against coronavirus will be able to receive a vaccination certificate for six months after the antibody test. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced this on Monday.

"Our citizens vaccinated with foreign vaccines can also take an antibody test and also receive a certificate valid for six months," she said while considering a bill on QR codes at the meeting of the United Russia faction in the State Duma.

A group of Russian compatriots from South Ossetia arrived in the Republic of Belarus to participate in the international youth forum. The Forum of Russian Compatriots Living Abroad, "New Realities - New Opportunities", is being held in the Republic of Belarus from December 10 to 16.

Russian compatriots from South Ossetia are represented by four people.

The Forum, which will be held in two cities: Minsk and Gomel, gathered about a hundred participants from Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Tajikistan.

Participants in the Geneva Discussions on Security in Transcaucasia, exchanged views on a number of other humanitarian issues. As IA "Res" has been informed in the press service of the office of the South Ossetian Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, priority attention was paid to the fate of the missing citizens of South Ossetia.

“In addition, attention was once again drawn to the continuing violation by Georgia of the rights of the Tyrsygom Ossetians, who have been unable to gain access to their ancestral villages over the past few years,” the press service said.

The intergovernmental meeting on the implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between the Donetsk People's Republic and the Republic of South Ossetia in the field of trade, economy, culture, sports and tourism was held in the videoconference mode, in which members of the governments and chambers of commerce and industry of the two republics took part, the press service of the government reported.

During the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Abkhazia to the Republic Alan Elbakiev noted the importance of the work being done to coordinate efforts in the interests of strengthening regional stability and security, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia reported.

The South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia once again noted the need to develop a legally binding document designed to guarantee the security of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia's non-use of force or threat of force, the press service of the office of the Republic’s Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement told the “Res” news agency.