Russian vice PM expects North Caucasus to help national economy

Russian Vice Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin, supervising the development of the North Caucasus, said that the region's agriculture will make a serious contribution to import displacement in 2015, RIA Novosti reports.

The official noted that Kabardino-Balkaria was expanding apple orchards, Karachay-Cherkessia and Stavropol Territory were developing crop farming.

The import-displacement policy in Russia became actual in the light of mutual sanctions imposed by Russia, the U.S., the EU and other states.