Integration of Russia’s new region seen as task of paramount importance — Medvedev

 Leader of Russia’s ruling United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev has described the integration of Russia’s new regions as a task of paramount importance.

"Assistance to our new regions in the process of their integration, better say, re-integration into our country is a task of paramount importance," he said at the party’s congress.

According to Medvedev, the new regions are living through a reset of the entire system of state power under Russian laws.