Russia, S. Ossetia sign agreement on visa-free regime

Russia and South Ossetia signed agreement on visa-free trips for citizens of both states.

The document was inked by Sergey Lavrov and Murat Jioyev, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and South Ossetia respectively.

Today the sides are also expected to discuss social and economic situation in the republic.

"Today we count not only draw conclusions of the past year, but also agree on maximally effective work in foreign policy field, in field of restoration of social-economic situation in South Ossetia, and discuss development of relations between of Foreign Ministries of our countries," Lavrov said at the beginning of the meeting.

The Minister said that today the sides want to check the level of relations, and expressed content about their development.

/Georgia Times/