Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in South Ossetia on Monday on his first visit to the former Georgian republic, recognized as independent by Russia last August.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev receives a traditional welcome in the presidential administration building in Tskhinvali.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with residents of Tskhinvali.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev and South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity meeting with residents of Tskhinvali.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev and South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity, far left, visiting the Russian Defense Ministry's military base in Tskhinvali. Second from left: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev visiting the Russian Defense Ministry's military base in Tskhinvali. Right: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev and South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity visiting the memorial to the victims of the 1992 conflict.
July 13, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev and Chief of General Staff of the Russian Defense Ministry Nikolai Makarov during the meeting in Tskhinvali.
At a meeting with his South Ossetian counterpart, Eduard Kokoity, Medvedev said Russia was ready to develop contacts with the republic and implement joint projects in various spheres.
