“For the past five years, we have been successful in setting up the network of budget-funded entities and have introduced a basic degree of order. The legislative framework has been greatly modernised; in particular, a law on independent institutions and amendments to the Fiscal Code have been passed. Nonetheless, today this process of modernising the network of budget-funded entities is still far from completion, while the pace of change does not correspond to those objectives that we set ourselves.”

"I think that today your newspaper performs a vital role, not just in circulating information about sport, but also in educating young people, and society as a whole, about tolerance, and about relations between different ethnic and national groups within our society. Because sport is an absolutely international activity."

The situation in the labour market, in the social sphere and in agriculture was discussed at the meeting.

Progress in implementing the bank's projects, and its use of received resources were discussed at the meeting.

“There will be no forests left around major cities, if the trends of the past few years persist. This is happening in Karelia and other places. Forests would only remain in the taiga where no one goes.”

Mr Putin and Mr Petrov discussed ways to improve management of state property.

Mr Putin and Mr Uiba discussed efforts to overhaul the blood supply service.

The Commission decided to submit documents on the 3.2 billion rouble recapitalisation of Sukhoi Company over a seven-day period.

“I would like to emphasise that next year we expect to report positive dynamics of the majority of macroeconomic indices. We will also work to resume the growth of GDP and industrial production.”

“Improvement or at least stabilisation of a majority of key economic indices is our goal. First of all, GDP must resume its growth—even if slowly at first. There is another vital goal, which directly concerns our population. That is the preservation of the present living standards, the creation of new jobs, and the fight against poverty.”