On September 10, 2019, Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of Russian Federation, paid working visit to Tskhinvali Region. He curates Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region direction at the Ministry. Anton Melnik, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry, was the member of Koshin’s delegation.

During the visit Koshin met with Anatoly Bibilov, de facto President. Issues of socio-economic cooperation were reviewed at the meeting as well as implementation of Investment Program and agreements signed in 2019.

Koshin visited construction facilities under the Investment Program: Republic Maternity Home (construction will be completed by the end of October), landscaping works adjacent to the medical cluster in Tskhinvali, construction of kindergarten on Suvorovi str, Tskhinvali and tax and revenue committee building. All the works are to be completed by the end of the year. Koshin was especially impressed by the maternity home, which as per his comment is a modern building corresponding to international levels. Meanwhile Koshin expressed dissatisfaction on kindergarten construction progress.

Koshin also visited joint information-coordination center of Internal Affairs bodies.

According to Koshin, the next three-year investment program has been already approved by the Intergovernmental Commission in April. Electricity provision for Tskhinvali Region is the next years priority, stated he.