Maintaining a high level of relations with Russia is a strategic task and one of Abkhazia's priority areas, the president of the republic Bedra Goneva said in an interview with TASS. According to him, despite a tense and difficult year, it was possible to maintain the dynamics of economic development: the budget indicators are increasing, the social responsibility of the state is increasing and the state continues to develop international cooperation, especially with the Russian Federation. Gonba also noted that the visit to Moscow on November 9 included negotiations with Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Sergei Kirinko, where energy and joint projects in the health sector were named as priorities.