Government commission reveals no conflict of interests in business of Tkachov family

The government commission has revealed no conflict of interests for Alexander Tkachov, Minister of Agriculture, whose relatives own large-scale complex of agricultural companies in the Krasnodar Territory. Arkady Dvorkovich, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, believes that in future, Alexander Tkachov should hold aloof from the decisions that may cause a situation of conflict of interests. Media report that the complex of agricultural companies owned by the Tkachov family members has entered the top 10 of owners of agricultural land plots.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in January, Alexander Khinshtein, a State Duma deputy, filed a request with regard to Alexander Tkachov due to the fact that relatives of the Minister run the agricultural business in the Krasnodar Territory.

Earlier, Alexander Tkachov himself has stated that he sees no conflict of interests in the fact that his relatives own agricultural companies.

Joint-Stock Company "Firm Agrocomplex named after N. I. Tkachov", owned by members of the family of the former Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, has entered the top 10 of the ranking of the largest landowners in Russia, compiled by the consulting company "BEFL", the "Vedomosti" reports.

It should be noted that in 2014, the company got 40,000 hectares of land, which was earlier controlled by the Tsapok family members, involved in the case of the massacre in the Cossack village of Kuschevskaya.

The relatives of Alexander Tkachov also own a number of assets not related to the agricultural sphere. In particular, Olga Tkachova, the wife of the Minister, owns the vineyard "Château de Tal" in Gelendzhik.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.