On January 22, 2020, issues of socio-economic cooperation were discussed at de facto Ministry of Economy of Abkhazia with the delegation of the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation. The delegation head was Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister. Russian delegation comprised of Anton Melnik – Director of the International Cooperation Department and Vera Denk – Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department, Head of the Division for Interaction with the „Republic of Abkhazia“.