Dmitry Medoyev

Dmitry Nikolayevich Medoyev (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Медоев), born 15 May 1960,[1] is the foreign minister of South Ossetia. Previously, he was the Ambassador of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation. Previous to recognition of South Ossetian independence by Russia on 26 August 2008, he was the secessionist envoy to Moscow for the Republic of South Ossetia. He was widely cited during the 2008 South Ossetia War on President Eduard Kokoity's position on the August 8 invasion, and has since been involved in negotiating Georgia's presumed territorial sovereignty over the region.

Not to be confused with Dmitry Medvedev.
Dmitry Medoyev presents his diplomatic credentials to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.

Medoyev presented his diplomatic credentials to Grigory Karasin, the Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 13 January 2008,[2] and to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.[3] He was dismissed in 2015.

Since 2017, he is the South Ossetian foreign minister.[4]

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References
  1. "Медоев Дмитрий Николаевич". Ministry for Press and Mass Media of the Republic of South Ossetia. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  2. "Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs/State Secretary Grigory Karasin Meets with South Ossetian Ambassador to Moscow Dmitry Medoev". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. Послы иностранных государств, вручившие верительные грамоты Президенту России (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. Дмитрий Медоев: «Дипломатия не терпит суеты» (in Russian). Южная Осетия сегодня. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-24.


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