The Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia Dmitry Medvedev and Eduard Kokoity accompanied by the Minister of Defense of the RF Anatoly Serdyukov and the RSO Minister of Defense Yury Tanaev visited the RF Defense Ministry Forth Military Base located in Tskhinval. The Chief of the North Caucasus Command Sergey Makarov reported to the RF President on the situation at the Base and the tasks implemented by the Base troops.
The Chief Commander noted that the Staff is fully manned. Then majority of officers have a combat experience obtained in conflict regions. “Currently, this Base is ready to fulfill all its tasks”, underlined Makarov.
Dmitry Medvedev and Eduard Kokoity saw the armored vehicles park, the barracks and the mess.
The visit of the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev to South Ossetia has finished.