The guests from the Russian Federation arrived have in South Ossetia, including the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo, the head of the Kabarda-Balkar Republic Kazbek Kokov, the senator of the Russian Federation Sergey Karelin, the ex-head of North Ossetia, the senator of the Russian Federation - a representative of the executive body of state power of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov, representatives of the State Duma and the Federation Council of Russia, etc.
Within the framework the visit, a solemn meeting of the action group for holding a referendum on joining Russia will be held. The event will be attended by former and current presidents of the Republic, members of the action group for holding a referendum on the Republic's accession to Russia, which has included 26 public and political figures.
The first meeting of the action group for holding the referendum will begin at 16:00 in the hall of the State Drama Theater in the center of Tskhinval. The guests of the Republic have already been able to get acquainted with the exhibition of drawings "My beloved, prosperous Ossetia", which is located in the foyer of the theater. At that moment, the meeting itself will begin, which will be broadcast live.
The day before, during the debate, the incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, said that on Friday the first meeting of the action group to hold a referendum on South Ossetia joining Russia would be held in the capital of South Ossetia in the building of the State Drama Theater.