“It's typically said that winter will test everything. But before winter comes we must complete the testing of hundreds of energy companies in order to have a stable heating season…”

“I would especially like to note that the new government will be guided in its work by the principles of openness and transparency, and that it will have to cooperate closely with the public as well as rely on expert assessment. All of us work in the interests of the people, and I hope that their constructive proposals will help us in the decision-making process – for this reason the Open Government system is being created.”

The discussion focused on a major project for the production of high quality beef in the Bryansk Region. The prime minister stressed that “we should not forget about medium- and small-sized businesses in rural areas; they employ a lot of people…” The regional governor also spoke about the housing situation for the veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

“We see that much has been done and the results are impressive. The situation in the countryside is changing for the better. Livestock breeding has finally received serious investors, largely owing to state support and business initiatives."

Dmitry Medvedev said he had instructed Rosneft’s Board of Directors to appoint Sechin as its new CEO.

“I don’t need an ornamental expert council to legalise pre-drafted government decisions -- that would be totally useless. I would like the expert council to directly influence the key decisions that will be made by the government …”

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the new Cabinet members and outlined the top seven priority, milestone achievements that, in his opinion, Russia’s new government must address in the next six months. “How well we handle these problems will demonstrate the government’s real policy platform – as opposed to the one on paper,” he said.

“My presence here at Camp David, as the head of the Russian delegation, <...> should be regarded as a symbol of a certain continuity of foreign policy and the primacy of the reset policy, to which President Obama and I have devoted a lot of time.”

“The government has to work to achieve its goals – and these goals are complex and ambitious…”