The contracts signed at the first Dagestani economic forum are worth a
total of 50 billion rubles, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at
a meeting with Dagestani Leader Magomedsalam Magomedov at the Bocharov
Ruchey Residence in Sochi, RIA Novosti reports.
The forum was held in late July, with officials from 14 foreign states
attending.
Magomedov requested support for projects of the North Caucasian
Federal District, to speed up their realization. This includes
transport, water supplies, roads and solutions to social and
infrastructural problems.
Magomedov noted that industry growth rate is 114.7%, agricultural –
103%. About 30,000 jobs were created in 2010, 14,000 this year.
Unemployment is at 16%, or 37,700, or 13.8% using the MOT methods.
The republic is realizing 60 priority projects worth a total of 200
billion rubles. Their realization will create 25,000 jobs and bring 43
billion rubles to the budget. Three major agricultural projects are
worth 11 billion rubles, one is worth $780 million and was organized
with an Italian company, one project is for formation of an
agroholding with a US company.
Dmitry Medvedev asked about preparations for the new academic year.
Magomedov said that 99% of schools have been prepared and the
remaining would be ready by the start of studies.
The Dagestani leader presented a project on a sturgeon-breeding
complex. The Federal Fishing Agency and the Science, the Research
Institute for Fishing and Oceanography of the Russian Academy of
Sciences and the Ministry for Regional Development approved it.
One of the main topics of discussions was terrorism. Magomedov says
that it is a factor dragging the development of Dagestan. Force is the
only way to solve it. Magomedov requested Medvedev to support the
formation of law-enforcing structures to fight terrorism and video
monitoring of cities.
The Dagestani leader noted that complex measures are being taken for
ideological suppression of terrorism and extremism and the formation
of proper values of youth. Religious figures and institutions of civil
society are used for this purpose. An international congress is
planned in autumn, with well-known Islamic teachers invited.
Magomedov said that they need efforts to help people abandon militant
formations and come to their senses. Over 40 people have returned.
