Mr Putin and Mr Sechin discussed the state of affairs at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station. Mr Putin was interested in the launching of the seventh unit and plans for the near future.
“We have chosen an active policy of social development as a priority and never retreated from this principle even during the most difficult periods in our recent history.”
Vladimir Putin has signed a government resolution decreeing a four-day holiday, from May 6 to 9.
“Today the trilateral commission is the main venue for adopting balanced decisions on the most urgent and sensitive issues of social and labour relations. The government does not submit to parliament a single draft law on labour and employment without consulting the commission.”
The meeting focused on two issues: the Energy Ministry’s preparations for spring flooding in Siberia and European Russia and problems with energy supplies, particularly in the Krasnodar Territory.