On June 13, 2024, in Sokhumi, the Prime Minister of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, met with the Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dmitry Volvach, who supervises the direction of the occupied regions.
Members of the Abkhaz-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Socio-Economic Cooperation and representatives of the Russian Ministries of Economic Development, Energy, Transport, Health, Labor and Education participated in the working meeting as well as the Russian „Ambassador“ to Abkhazia, Mikhail Shurgalin, and the trade representative of Russia in Abkhazia, Zalina Kobesova.
The meeting discussed the program of formation of a common social and economic space, and the progress of the investment program promoting the socio-economic development and energy issues.