First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Andrey Tskhovrebov was given the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic.
"The diplomatic rank was assigned to Tskhovrebov by the decree of President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev," the report says.
This is the highest-class rank, which is awarded to officials in the Foreign Ministry system.
