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The “Foreign-Political” Activity of the Occupied Regions

The "foreign policy" of the occupied regions is heavily reliant on Russia’s political, diplomatic, and logistical support. A formal agreement also establishes the legal framework for cooperation in foreign affairs between Moscow and the occupied regions. On October 3, 2023, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the de facto Foreign Minister of Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, signed a “Plan of Consultations between the Diplomatic Agencies for 2024-2025.” A similar agreement was signed by Lavrov and Akhsar Jioev, the de facto Foreign Minister of the Tskhinvali region.

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Supervisors in Russian Government: Main Changes in 2024

In 2024, most of the officials overseeing the occupied regions within the Russian government retained their positions. Dmitry Kozak, the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, has supervised the direction of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region since 2020. Kozak, one of the most influential officials overseeing matters related to Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, remains the central figure with whom the de facto leaders of both regions must coordinate and secure approval from for significant decisions.

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Resolutions and Decisions of International Organizations: 2024

Resolutions and Decisions of International Organizations: 2024

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Meetings in Geneva and Ergneti: 2024

In 2024, the format of negotiations with Sokhumi and Tskhinvali remained unchanged. Meetings continued to take place in Geneva, within the framework of the Geneva International Discussions, and in Ergneti, as part of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism. Meetings with the Abkhazian side in Gali have not been held since 2018, following the murder of Giga Otkhozoria. Notably, Moscow and Sokhumi have consistently called for the restoration of meetings in Gali during the GIDs. However, due to the stance of the Georgian side on this matter, these meetings have not been resumed.

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Meeting Between the “Ministers” of Emergency Situations

On December 3, in Moscow, the Russian Minister of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, met with the de facto Minister of Emergency Situations of the Tskhinvali region, Ibragim Gaseev.

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Meetings in the State Duma

On November 26, in Moscow, the chairman of the de facto parliament of the Tskhinvali region met with the chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin. According to Tskhinvali, the meeting discussed „issues of effective development of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.“

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Military Cooperation with Moscow

On November 23, the Russian President signed a federal law „on the ratification of an agreement on the development of military-technical cooperation with South Ossetia.“

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Meeting with Alexander Novak

During his visit to Moscow, the de facto President of the Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Novak, who supervises the direction of occupied regions in the russian government.

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Alan Gagloyev Meets with Rashid Nurgaliyev

On October 15, during his working visit to Moscow, the de facto president of the Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Rashid Nurgaliyev, who supervises the occupied regions of Georgia in the Council.

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Dmitry Volvach at the Opening of a Canning Factory in Tskhinvali

With the support of Russian private investors and the Russian government, a canning factory was opened in the village of Pris of the occupied Tskhinvali region.

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Participation of representatives of occupied regions in Russian military aggression: main news of September

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Meeting of the "Demarcation Commission" was Held in Tskhinvali

On September 24-26, the 10th regular meeting of the "Demarcation Commission of South Ossetia and Russia" was held in Tskhinvali.

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Alan Gagloyev Meets with Dmitry Kozak

On September 26, in Moscow, the de facto President of the occupied Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Dmitry Kozak, who supervises the occupied regions.

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Alan Gagloyev Meets with Alexander Novak

On September 25, in Moscow, the de facto President of the occupied Tskhinvali region, Alan Gagloyev, met with the Deputy Chairman of the Russian government, Alexander Novak, who supervises the occupied regions in the Russian government.

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Vladimir Putin Signs an Agreement on Military-Technical Support to the Tskhinvali Region

On September 19, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, submitted to the State Duma an agreement on military-technical support to the occupied Tskhinvali region for ratification.

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