“Most importantly, in modern conditions the unemployment rate is lower than the average in Russia,” Putin said.

He noted that in Mordovia "the level of emergency housing is not the highest, to put it mildly."

The President also noted "good social infrastructure", specifying that "he means the number of schools that work in two shifts - there are fewer of them than in the whole country, - the number of doctors is more than the national average, per 100 thousand population" ...

The head of state called on Zdunov "in no case to miss these moments", noting that attention to them should be constant.

Also, Putin noted the problem of debt burden in Mordovia.

“Artyom Alekseevich, the problem is known, you have inherited it, I mean the debt load is completely abnormal, so to speak.

We will certainly help, the Government knows about it, we are working on it, ”he said.

Earlier, Putin met with the Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev.