Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to St. Petersburg
On November 25 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the Torfyanovka international transport crossing point on the Russian-Finnish border in the Leningrad Region and addressed the State Border Commission in St Petersburg. Prime Minister also visited the Vyborg Shipyard and had meetings with St Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko and with Leningrad Region’s Governor Valery Serdyukov.
The commission discussed preparations for its session in New Delhi, India on December 3, 2008. This session will focus on implementing a task set at top level – to increase bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2010.
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov chaired a meeting on support of Russian retail networks
The meeting analysed the market situation, discussed various aspects of implementing the decisions taken at earlier government meetings. It also discussed steps to improve and monitor the sector.
Events for 24 november 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to St. Petersburg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin paid a two-day visit to St Petersburg. On the first day of his visit, Mr Putin addressed a plenary meeting of the International Conference on International Humanitarian Law. During the conference, he met with Dr Jakob Kellenberger, the President of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). Mr Putin also visited an exhibition devoted to the aftermath of Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia in August 2008. On November 25, the Prime Minister visited the Torfyanovka international motor vehicle checkpoint on the Russian-Finnish border in the Leningrad Region and chaired a meeting of the State Border Commission. Later Mr Putin visited the Vyborg Shipyard and met with St Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko and Leningrad Region Governor Valery Serdyukov.
At the meeting the draft state defence order for 2009 and for the planning period of 2010 and 2011, as well as proposed budget allocations for the operation of Russia’s military organisation until 2020, were brought under discussion.
