Archive - 10/9/2023

September 9 is a significant date in relations between South Ossetia and Russia. On this day, in 2008, an exchange of notes took place between the foreign ministries of the two countries on the establishment of diplomatic relations.

15 years ago, on September 9, a meeting was held in Moscow between the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia, Sergei Lavrov and Murat Dzhioev.

The exchange of notes between the two foreign policy departments was the logical conclusion of the recognition of the independence of the Republic by Russia on August 26, 2008.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia and Russia Akhsar Dzhioev and Sergei Lavrov exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of South Ossetia reports.

Akhsar Dzhioev noted in his message that “the date September 9, 2008 is among the most significant events in the centuries-old history of the South Ossetian-Russian relations.”