President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, took part in the opening ceremony of the V Yalta International Economic Forum, the press service of the head of state reports.
In his welcoming speech, the head of the South Ossetian state has noted that the number of friends of Crimea is increasing more and more.
“As we see, friends of Crimea are expanding geographically. There are many people here who yesterday thought whether to go to the Crimea or not, to establish contacts with the Crimea or not,” he said.
Anatoly Bibilov has expressed confidence that the guests of the International Economic Forum in the future will confidently build business and economic relations with the Republic of Crimea.
“I’m sure that many people who came here today can say with confidence that we need to work with the Crimea, invest here, establish business and economic ties,” the President stressed.
He has also noted that “the hour is not far when the first persons of the states that once declared the sanctions against Russia will arrive in the Crimea, will see that it is a territory where you can plunge into business activity, the degree of which is increasing every year during the economic Forum.
In conclusion, he congratulated everyone on the successful work of the Forum, and also thanked the organizers of the event.