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“.

On December 24, 2019, in Tskhinvali, four new facilities have been opened funded under the investment program promoting socio-economic development of the Tskhinvali Region. Anatoly Bibilov, de facto President, participated in the ceremony along with Marat Kulakhmetov, Russian „ambassador“ to the region, Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs and Denis Travin, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Cross Border Cooperation of the Presidential Administration.

On November 28, 2019, Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation, paid regular working visit to Tskhinvali Region. Koshin delegation members were Denis Travin, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation of the Presidential Administration and Marat Kulakhmetov, „Ambassador“ of the Russian Federation to Tskhinvali Region.

On October 23, 2019, issues related to implementation of investment program for 2017-2019 promoting socio-economic development of Abkhazia were discussed in Sokhumi.

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.

On August 22, 2019, Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of Russian Federation, curator to Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region, visited Abkhazia. 

Deputy Minister of the Northern Caucasus Affairs of Russian Federation, Igor Koshin, paid working visit to Abkhazia. He observed constructions ongoing under the Investment Program promoting Socio-Economic Development of Abkhazia for 2017-2019.

On May 27-28, 2019, Anatoly Bibilov, de facto President of Tskhinvali Region, visited Moscow. Part of his working visit was to meet with Sergey Shoygu, Minister of Defence of Russian Federation.

On May 23, 2019, Anatoly Bibilov, de facto President of Tskhinvali Region, discussed the issue of implementation of investment program, financed by Russia, at the meeting with Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation. Koshin, curator at the Ministry to Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region, paid three day working visit to Tskhinvali.

On April 22, 2019, in Sukhumi was held  the first meeting of inter-agency working group on cooperation in investment field between Russia and Abkhazia. The head of the working group from Abkhazian side was Adgur Ardzinba, de facto Minister of Economy and from Russian side Igor Koshin, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs.

On February 20, 2019, the Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor Koshin, who is the curator of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region at the Ministry, held the first meeting of the Inter-Structure Working Group on Investment Cooperation in terms of the Intergovernmental Commission on Social-Economic Cooperation Between Russia and Abkhazia.