"I would like to note that for the first time in 2009 we are beginning to provide financial support for the programme of promoting a healthy lifestyle, giving up smoking and alcohol abuse. For these purposes 830 million roubles have been allocated."

"Today we will make decisions on the allocation of funds to help the victims of the humanitarian catastrophe. We have agreed with the Ministry of Finance that it will amount to 500 million roubles. We will continue to provide support to the people there."

A personnel haemorrhage abroad statistics were discussed during the meeting. For the first time the comprehensive figures about where young people live and what they do were produced.

"The exchange of national years is an unprecedented project in the history of relations between Russia and China. It has given us an opportunity to implement many ideas in the development of our interaction in various fields."