Turkey continues to strengthen Azerbaijan's defense capabilities, viewing it as a fraternal state and a key ally in the region. This was stated by Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, who emphasized that cooperation is based on the principle of "one people, two states, one army."
The top ten outsiders in terms of the ratio of the income of the average resident to the cost of a fixed consumer set of goods and services included the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Ingushetia and Chechnya. This was reported in a study by the RIA Rating agency.
Karachay-Cherkessia is located in the last, 85th, line in the ranking. With the income of the average resident of the republic, one can purchase 1.15 of a fixed set of goods and services per month. In 83rd place is Ingushetia with an indicator of 1.27.
Chechnya took 79th place (1.48), Kabardino-Balkaria – 73rd (1.63), Dagestan – 70th (1.75), North Ossetia – 62nd (1.8).
The leader of the rating was the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug with the highest score – 5.9. On the second line is the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (4.61), and on the third is Chukotka (3.91).