The leader of Russia"s North Caucasus republic...

Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov returned to the republic, one of Russia"s poorest regions and situated in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus, in August 2009 after being treated in Moscow for extensive injuries he sustained during a suicide car bomb attack on his motorcade in June.

"It is necessary to set up a special commission in the republic"s government where elders could have representation so that money on various programs would be spent with utmost efficiency and transparency," Yevkurov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

He expressed doubt that any large investment would be made in his republic before stability is regained.

"We first have to become stable, settle down and stop what is happening in the republic. Until we stop it, we will not be able to talk about any large investments," the Ingush president said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has recently appointed ex-Krasnoyarsk governor and former business executive Alexander Khloponin

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