Chief of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin laid a wreath at the Tree of Grief memorial and a monument to the servicemen killed during the anti-terrorist operation in September 2004 while freeing hostages from a school in Beslan.

The same day, at South Ossetia’s invitation, Sergei Naryshkin arrived in the republic's capital Tskhinval to participate in Independence Day celebrations.

Sergei Naryshkin attended a parade in honour of South Ossetia's Independence Day.

Dmitry Medvedev and Eduard Kokoity discussed the future of bilateral relations and a number of international issues associated with the republic's development.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin had a working meeting at the Kremlin with President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity on his birthday.