The meeting of the President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev with the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov took place in Moscow, the press service of the President of the RSO reports.
Maxim Reshetnikov congratulated Alan Gagloev on taking office and stressed that strong economic and cultural ties had been established between Russia and South Ossetia.
The parties discussed priorities in joint work on further development of interaction.
“Cooperation between our countries is already underway in various areas, from medicine and education to trade and security. The goals remain the same. We focus on the Treaty of Alliance and Integration,” Maxim Reshetnikov said.
For 13 years, funds have been sent to South Ossetia to solve socio- economic issues. Thus, one of the key tasks has been completed - the salaries of public sector employees have been increased. Over the past 6 years, the incomes of teachers, doctors, civil servants in the country have doubled.
A lot of work has been done in terms of restoring social and engineering infrastructure facilities. Thanks to the Investment Program, 300 km of roads, 18 kindergartens and schools have been built since 2012. A modern medical cluster has been opened in Tskhinval, which includes a children's hospital, an operating and surgical complex and a new maternity hospital. The South Ossetian State University has been restored.
In addition, one of the landmark events of 2021 is the opening of a backup line to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the Republic.
“The work on the socio-economic development of the Republic of South Ossetia continues. At the same time, the tasks become more difficult. Now that we have already achieved results in the social sphere, it is necessary to strengthen the economic agenda. It is important to create conditions for attracting investments so that businesses open up and the number of jobs grows,” said Maxim Reshetnikov.
These are the goals laid down in the State Program for Socio-Economic Development for 2022-2025 adopted by the Parliament of South Ossetia.
Maxim Reshetnikov noted that an interstate agreement on financial assistance in the implementation of this program would be signed between Russia and South Ossetia in the near future.
In turn, Alan Gagloev thanked his Russian colleagues for their cooperation and assured that the work that had been started would definitely be continued.
As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached on a visit to South Ossetia by a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. It will be headed by Deputy Minister Dmitry Volvach.
“We are ready to help, to carry out explanatory work. For example, in terms of harmonization of customs legislation. This is not an easy process. Our customs services provide maximum simplification of customs procedures, movement of vehicles, goods. Ultimately, business should feel the benefits of this,” Dmitry Volvach said.
