Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova chaired the corresponding meeting of the headquarters on Thursday.

“Following the meeting, a decision was made to open the state border of the Russian Federation with the Republic of South Ossetia.

The corresponding order will be signed by the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in the coming days, "the headquarters of RIA Novosti quotes.

In late August, South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov announced plans to open the border with Russia.