Abkhazia is ready to join the program of the Russian Federation on import substitution

The President of Abkhazia Raul Hajime said on may 16 that the Republic can join the program of import substitution of the Russian Federation in the agricultural sector. Khajimba said that at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, may 15, among the topics discussed was the issue of inclusion of the Republic in Russia's import substitution program. "We need to make efforts to ensure that we are able to offer something of Russia, and not to engage in empty talks", he added. According to him, the meeting in Sochi was also discussed and the prospects of attracting Russian investments in Eastern Abkhazia, where the pace of economic development is quite slow. The presidents talked about the improvement of the situation on the Russian-Abkhazian border on the river Psou, about the security issues, the problems of the railway loan, and also the restoration of the Sukhumi airport. Khajimba said that the Russian leadership with understanding and support refers to the problems of Abkhazia, RIA "Novosti".3