On March 17, 2023, during his visit to Moscow, Alan Gagloyev, the de facto leader of the Tskhinvali region, met with the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Dmitry Kozak, and the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, Rashid Nurgaliyev. Kozak and Nurgaliyev supervise the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia. A meeting between Alan Gagloyev and Vladimir Putin preceded the meetings.

At the meeting with Kozak, current issues of bilateral relations were discussed, such as: the implementation of the 2023-2025 program promoting the socio-economic development, the development of the socio-economic sphere and investment attraction. Kozak also spoke about the need for coordinated work to maintain internal stability in the occupied region.

At the meeting with Nurgaliyev, Gagloyev discussed international and national security issues. The meeting also reviewed the situation on the territory controlled by the Central Government of Georgia.