A delegation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation headed by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Istrakov arrived in Tskhinval.
As reported to the "Res" news agency by the press service of the Defense Ministry of the RSO, the arrival of the Russian delegation took place within the framework of the agreement on the accession of certain units of the South Ossetian army to the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
"Today was held a working meeting of the Russian expert group with the expert group of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia, led by acting Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Gasseev.
During the meeting were discussed the issues related to the practical implementation of the interstate agreement.
The joint work of the expert groups will be completed within a few days.
It should be reminded that the agreement on the order of joining separate units of the South Ossetian Armed Forces in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was signed by Ibrahim Gasseev and Sergei Shoigu in March 2017 in Moscow.
