The turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs between Russia and South Ossetia has more than doubled over the past two years. This was announced at the meeting between the Prime Minister of the RSO Konstantin Dzhussoev and Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev on Tuesday. According to the press service of the South Ossetian government, the Prime Minister is on a working visit to Moscow.
The head of the government warmly welcomed Dmitry Patrushev and thanked him for the opportunity to discuss topical issues related to the development of agriculture in South Ossetia.
“In 2022, an agreement was signed in Moscow, thanks to which the State Program for the Socio- Economic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia for 2022-2025 is being implemented. We hope that Ministry of Agriculture of Russia will assist in the implementation of this program in terms of developing the agro-industrial complex of the Republic ", - said Konstantin Dzhussoev.
Further, issues of expanding bilateral cooperation within the framework of the implementation of the State Program for the Socio- Economic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia for 2022-2025 were discussed, including issues of state support for small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture, as well as assistance in the training of qualified personnel in the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of South Ossetia on the basis of higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation.
The Russian side noted that "in two years, the trade turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs between Russia and South Ossetia has more than doubled, both exports and imports are growing."
Readiness was also expressed to continue cooperation within the framework of the State Program for the Socio-Economic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia for 2022-2025 and to develop relationship in other areas in the agro-industrial complex.
For the Russian part, the meeting was also attended by: Deputy Ministers of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Sergey Levin and Andrey Razin, Secretary of State - Deputy Minister Maxim Uvaydov, Director of the Department of Special Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Vitaly Gudin, Member of the Board of JSC Rosselkhozbank, Irina Zhachkina, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC Rosselkhozbank.
For the South Ossetian part: Minister of Agriculture Alan Margiev, Head of the Government Staff Alan Dzhussoev, Minister Counselor of the RSO Embassy in the Russian Federation Zara Valieva, Head of the Protocol Department of the Government Staff Ciceron Khakhanov.
