The Russian delegation led by the head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergey Naryshkin has arrived in Tskhinval. The delegation has been received by the President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity. During the meeting the President has thanked the visitors for the accepted invitation to visit South Ossetia in the important holiday – the Republic Day.
«Dynamic and progressive development of our relations and also today`s business forum in South Ossetia will promote strengthening of friendly and allied relations between our states», - Eduard Kokoity has noted. The head of the state has also underlined that Russia completely fulfilled the assumed commitments on restoration of the Republic. «Many construction units, first of all, of social value, are under construction today. I`d like to underline, that we will do our best all these construction units to be handed over by the deadline for the benefit of people of South Ossetia», - the President has said. In turn, Sergey Naryshkin on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Eduard Kokoity on the Republic Day. «Today we are going to celebrate together with you a national holiday of South Ossetia and use this time for business negotiations, including the business forum. We value allied relations with South Ossetia, we positively estimate dynamic development of our cooperation in all fields», - Naryshkin has underlined. It should be noted that today South Ossetia is celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Republic formation. At present the military parade is taking place in the main square of Tskhinval; the troops of the Tskhinval garrison, military men of the fourth Russian military base and the Russian frontier guards are participating in the parade. Today the delegation of Russia, consisting of the heads of almost all ministries and agencies, business communities will take part in the first Russian-South Ossetian business forum -«Republic of South Ossetia: construction of the modern state through effective economy».
