ia ▁– ▁Sy ria ▁relations ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sy ria ▁became ▁the ▁latest ▁UN ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁recognize ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁state ▁visit ▁of ▁President ▁An atol y ▁B ibil ov ▁to ▁Dam asc us , ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁and ▁Sy ria ▁have ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁establish ing ▁diplom atic ▁t ies . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Turkey ▁relations ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁and ▁Turkey ▁have ▁no ▁official ▁relations . ▁Although , ▁the ▁South ▁Os set ian ▁foreign ▁minister ▁attended ▁a ▁festival ▁of ▁Os set ian ▁culture ▁in ▁Turkey ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Ar ound ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Os set ians ▁live ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Venezuela ▁relations ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Venezuela ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁UN ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁recognize ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁re bel ▁groups ▁The ▁milit ant ▁Palest in ian ▁organization ▁Ham as ▁also ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁both ▁Ab kh az ia ▁and ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁ ▁Off ices ▁in ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁ ▁Os set ian ▁miss ions ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁in ▁international ▁organizations ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁does ▁not ▁belong ▁to ▁any ▁international ▁organizations ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁