The second phase of the international forum "Southern doors of Russia" opened on 30 March in Vladikavkaz. The main purpose of the forum is the development of commercial and economic cooperation between entrepreneurs from southern Russia, the Southern Caucasus and the Middle East, which is organized by the Ministry of Economic Development, the Chamber of Commerce and the Republic's Export Support Center of North Ossetia-Alania.

The conference was attended by: Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Kazbek Tomaev, Deputy Minister Roin Kosaev, President of the CCI of North Ossetia - Alania Kazbek Tuganov. Delegations from Turkey, the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District of the Russian Federation, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Circassia, Chechnya and the Stavropol Territory were invited to the forum.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia is participating in the forum at the invitation of the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of North Ossetia Kazbek Tuganov and the Director of the OA "Export Support Center of the Republic of Ossetia of the North-Alania "- Vladimir Khugaev. The delegation of the CCI of RA led by Anna Adleiba - the head of the Department of certification, consulting and entrepreneurship. The delegation also includes a specialist from the Department of External Relations and Investment - Kherson Simonya.

The conference was opened with a welcoming speech by the President of the Government of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania - Ahsarbek Fadzayev.

On behalf of the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia, Anna Adleiba welcomed the participants to the discussion. She held a presentation on "The Economy  of Abkhazia in 2018. Expansion of trade and economic relations with the Russian Federation".

In the end of the forum the organizers summarized the results and awarded the winners of the contest "The best exporter of the year 2017".