Medvedev recommends attracting North Caucasian contractors for construction of Olympic facilities

Dmitri Medvedev has advised the Krasnodar authorities and companies to attract North Caucasian builders for Olympic construction works.

He said this at the Saint-Petersburg economic forum while visiting an exhibition of the partner companies of the forum. He was viewing the stand of "Sberbank" which is a co-investor in the construction project of the ski resort "Gornaya Karusel" at Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, ITAR TASS reports.

"Consider my words as a commission" - he said. "I understand that it is not always easy but it is necessary to raise activity in the republic" - he pointed out.The president was told that the construction of the complex would begin on September 1st. It will consist of sports facilities and hotels. Medvedev enquired about the class of the hotels. "The priority is to build three and four star hotels" - he said.