South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev met with the Chairman of the presidium of the International Council of Russian Compatriots, rector of the Paris Russian Conservatoire named after Sergei Rachmaninov, a count Peter Sheremetyev.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the conversation Dmitry Medoev conducted a short excursus into the history of South Ossetia, shared features of the traditional culture of Ossetians. Count Sheremetyev, in turn, spoke about the history of the Russian Conservatory in Paris, its traditions and modern activities.
The interlocutors also touched upon the topic of Russian compatriots living in South Ossetia.
A count Peter Sheremetyev is an architect, patron of arts and a well-known public figure of the Russian diaspora. He is a descendant of a count Boris Sheremetyev, Russian commander and diplomat of the reign of Peter the Great.
