Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a speech in Armenian at the expanded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek. The Kremlin described this as a "signal" regarding Armenia's sovereignty but admitted it "did not understand" why the statement could not have been made in Russian.
The regions of the North Caucasus were in the last lines in the rating of Russian regions by the labor market, but over the year the situation in the district has improved. These are the data of RIA Novosti.
In the last places - from 83rd to 85th - are Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. The situation is slightly better in Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria, located in 79th, 80th and 81st lines, respectively.
Stavropol Krai is in 42nd place.
It is noteworthy that in all regions of the North Caucasus in 2023 the indicators improved compared to 2022.
The leaders in the labor market were Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. They scored more than 90 points.
Rosstat data were used to compile the rating. Eight indicators were taken into account, including wages, working conditions, employment, and labor market capacity in the regions.