Author: Arsen Araqelov

On October 17, a working meeting was held in Moscow on the implementation of the program for the formation of a common social and economic space between Russia and Abkhazia based on the harmonization of the Abkhaz “legislation” with the Russian one.

On September 15, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Volvach, and the Deputy Director of the Department for Special Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Anton Melnik, visited the de facto Republic of Abkhazia.

Dmitry Volvach, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, who oversees the direction of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, visited the de facto republic of the Tskhinvali region.

The Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, Dmitry Volvach, was on a working visit to Tskhinvali.

On August 2, the joint working group of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation held a meeting on the implementation of the program for the formation of a single social and economic space.

Within the framework of his visit to Moscow, the de facto President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, met with the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Dimitry Kozak, who supervises the direction of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region in the administration.

The de facto Minister of Economy of Abkhazia, Kristina Ozgan, met with the Russian Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, and his deputy, Dmitri Volvach.

On June 14, Alan Gagloyev, the de facto President of the Tskhinvali region, who is visiting Moscow, met with the Russian Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov.

On December 3, 2021, during a working visit to Moscow, the de facto Prime Minister of the Tskhinvali region, Gennady Bekoev, met with the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, Dmitry Volvach.

A delegation of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development chaired by the Deputy Minister, Dmitry Volvach, paid a two-day working visit to the Tskhinvali region on October 1. Although Ossetian sources do not emphasize on the composition of the delegation, photos show that Vitaly Gudin, the Director of the Department for Special Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development, overseeing the direction of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, and Anton Melnik, his deputy, comprised the delegation.