Economic Forum of North Caucasus postponed to 2012

The first economic forum of the North Caucasus, which was previously
scheduled for 2011, has been postponed to 2012 due to organizational
issues, the Russian plenipotentiary presidential envoy to the North
Caucasus Federal District, Alexander Khloponin, said today, RIA
Novosti reports.

A forum dedicated to tourism will be held in the Mineralnye Vody
region earlier, in the autumn of 2011.

The topic of the economic forum is being kept secret.