▁are ▁" deep - root ed ▁economic , ▁scientific ▁and ▁cultural ▁t ies ▁between ▁Iran ▁and ▁South ▁Os set ian " ▁he ▁added . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Serge y ▁Sh ak ary ants , ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁special ist ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁C au cas us , ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁Iran ians ▁" have ▁convinced ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁that ▁Iran ▁may ▁soon ▁recognize ▁their ▁republic ▁diplom atically ". ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Na uru ▁relations ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Na uru ▁recognized ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁Na uru ' s ▁foreign ▁minister , ▁K ieren ▁Ke ke , ▁visited ▁T sk hin val i . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁South ▁Os set ian ▁deleg ation ▁visited ▁Na uru ▁and ▁the ▁country ' s ▁foreign ▁min istry ▁appointed ▁a ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁in ▁Na uru . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Nic ar agua ▁relations ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Nic ar agua ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁UN ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁recognize ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁– ▁Russia ▁relations ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Russia ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁UN ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁recognize ▁South ▁Os set ia . ▁Russia ▁plans ▁on ▁building ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁T sk hin val . ▁ ▁South ▁Os set