Russian, S Ossetian Presidents meeting in S Ossetian capital
20:23, 13 July 2009
TSKHINVAL. July 13. KAZINFORM Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is making a working visit to Tskhinval, the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia, Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.
As he arrived at the Offices of the Presidential Administration, he received warm welcome from President Eduard Kokoity of South Ossetia and several hundred local residents.
The public welcome ceremony included a traditional local rite of treating the guests with a wooden cup of wine, Caucasus cabob and Ossetian cakes, Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
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