Dmitry Medvedev heard Alexander Khloponin’s report on carrying out the Presidential instructions regarding economic development in the North Caucasus.

The meeting discussed employment, education and healthcare development issues, and attracting investment to the region.

Daghestan’s President briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation in the republic’s mountainous districts, where several settlements have suffered following serious fires in the area.

Mr Medvedev expressed his condolences to the families of the police officers killed in the terrorist attack in Kizlyar, and instructed Mr Magomedov to present state decorations to the victims’ families.