Meeting with Head of the Republic of Mordovia Vladimir Volkov 2013-12-27 18:30:00 The Kremlin, Moscow The President and Mr Volkov discussed the region’s economic performance in 2013. The Head of Mordovia reported to Vladimir Putin that industrial production in the Republic has grown by 6 percent in the outgoing year. The share of innovative industrial products should reach 26 percent. Mr Volkov also said that next year a major fibre-optics production facility will open in Mordovia, and a fibre-optic equipment engineering centre will become operational.