(AGENPARL) - Roma, 3 Maggio 2023(AGENPARL) – KREMLIN mer 03 maggio 2023
The governor informed
the President about the socioeconomic situation in the region, specifically, the development of local tourist potential. The meeting was held via videoconference.
The President
started the meeting by noting that the Altai Territory has laid good groundwork
when it comes to developing tourism, and there are substantial prospects and good
investment projects in the pipeline.
Viktor Tomenko confirmed that tourism is one of the priority economic sectors for the region even though the Altai Territory largely focuses on the agricultural industry.
The performance of the tourist industry was seriously
affected by the two pandemic years but in 2022, tourist traffic returned to the pre-Covid level and even surpassed it, exceeding 2 million people, which is 19 percent
higher than in 2021. There are many investment projects in progress such as the Belokurikha Gornaya cluster that has already welcomed its first residents and some of them have finished building their facilities. The cluster will create
2,000 jobs and will be able to host about 210,000 tourists. The Biryuzovaya Katun
special economic zone for tourism and recreation is located at the border with
the Republic of Altai and the two regions are developing it together. There are
about 30 residents today who have attracted around 30 billion rubles in investment.
The first facilities have opened.
The governor
reported in depth on the work with families of the military personnel serving in the special military operation. The regional officials maintain contact with the Defence Ministry. Families, especially families with children, are provided with
social, domestic, medical and psychological help. There is a hospital for veterans
in the region, as well as a centre for social rehabilitation of people with
disabilities and combat veterans, and crisis centres.
As concerns
the socioeconomic situation in the region, the governor reported that it was stable
and the overall results were positive. The region was able to slightly increase
its GRP, by 1 percent compared to 2021. The years 2021
and 2022
produced a record amount of grain and oil crops.
The Altai Territory produced two-thirds
of the country’s buckwheat harvest and accounted for the second largest share of the rapeseed harvest. It also boasts the largest flax harvest and the fourth largest seed harvest among Russian regions.
To be continued.
Fonte/Source: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71084
