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In 2021, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia carried out active work on the implementation of the state policy in the field of international relations and the establishment of foreign policy, the department attached particular importance to the deepening of relations between the Republic and subjects of the Russian Federation.

"The Foreign Ministry also continued productive work to strengthen and develop friendly ties with the states that had recognized the sovereignty of the Republic of South Ossetia," the press service of the Foreign Ministry told the IA “Res”.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev called the outgoing year difficult, but interesting, answering journalists' questions about the results of the year.

“This year we have lost many our citizens, friends, relatives. The fight against the new virus continues, but despite this, the state authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia continue their activities, and no any pandemic has prevented the Foreign Ministry and my colleagues from working effectively. The year turned out to be interesting in terms of foreign policy interaction,” he stressed.

President Anatoly Bibilov met with Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev, the presidential press service reported.

First of all, the head of state noted the productive work of the foreign policy department.

“Very positive and well-directed work. Undoubtedly, those trips that you had are very significant for the Republic of South Ossetia,” he said, after which he asked to report on the results of the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov.

As part of the visit to Sochi, on December 20, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Inal Ardzinba, the press service of the Republic’s Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday.

Dmitry Medoev congratulated Inal Ardzinba on his appointment as minister, wished him fruitful work and invited him to visit South Ossetia at any time convenient for him.

Georgia can only be stopped from a possible resumption of aggression by international binding documents on the non-use of force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

“As long as Georgia is under the wing of NATO, trying to enter the orbit of countries unfriendly to Russia, the threat to South Ossetia remains, and it also remains for Russia, with which we are in the same political space. We have a single security circuit with it, and any threat to our Republic is a threat to the friendly country, and vice versa," he noted.

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia continues to record the intensification of smuggling activities across the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia, the press service of the Committee reported.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov congratulated the President of the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega on the upcoming bright holiday of Christmas and New Year 2022, the press service of the head of state reported.

“I congratulate you and the people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the upcoming bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ and the New Year 2022 - invariably bright holidays of goodness, faith, hope and love.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov congratulated President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on the upcoming bright holiday of Christmas and New Year 2022, the press service of the head of state reported.

“I congratulate you and the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the upcoming bright holiday of Christmas and the New Year 2022 - invariably bright holidays of goodness, faith, hope and love.

Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and Ministry of Justice of the Republic of South Ossetia signed the Cooperation Program for 2022-2023 in the format of video conferencing. According to the press service of the Ministry of Justice, the document was signed by Minister of Justice of the Republic Zalina Lalieva and Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuichenko.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov expressed condolences to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in connection with the tragic death of the Russian servicemen as a result of an avalanche on Tuesday in the South Ossetian section of the Transkam.