Russia and South Ossetia sign the Agreement on Joint Military Base
On 6 April, South Ossetian Defense Ministry Delegation headed by the Minister of Defense Lt.-Gen. Yury Tanaev arrived in Moscow. The delegation included the first deputy Minister of Defense Ibragim Gasseev and Chief of Staff of South Ossetian Armed Forces T. Tsaritov.
Today morning, at Poklonnaya hill war memorial the official welcoming ceremony for the South Ossetian Defense Minister took place with the participation of Guard of Honor company and an orchestra. The state flags of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation were raised, the orchestra played national anthems of the two states.