"I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that we do have a surplus. And we must use this opportunity as long as possible when we make up the budget of the country with the surplus."

"From 2009 the federal targeted programme on Scientific and Pedagogical-Scientific Staff of Innovative Russia will come into force. I expect that it will allow us to increase the professional level of our specialists and create a clear-cut system of attracting young and promising scientists. For achieving this goal we have allocated 80 billion roubles from the federal budget."

The situation in the oil and gas sector and in agriculture of Tatarstan were discussed during the meeting.

"And we should create a system that would regulate the situation in the market fairly and rationally based on current legislation."