Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with members of the United Russia Parliamentary Party

The problems that must be solved before the end of the year, such as creating of the set of instruments to expand and improve the quality of housing construction, the support of small business and removing administrative barriers in the economy, the adoption of the federal budget, were discussed at the meeting.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko

"Russian-Ukrainian economic partnership is on the whole developing progressively and successfully. Trade is growing steadily. A number of forward-looking joint projects are being implemented. The negotiations held so far have already shown that we are ready to discuss all the topics of concern to us in a friendly and open manner. We can resolve all the questions that arise to the benefit of both sides."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Russia-Belarus Union State

"We still face many challenging tasks that call for prompt decisions and vigorous actions. Above all they have to do with the creation of a common economic space and a fully-fledged customs union, as well as removing the obstacles that hinder our integration."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Border Commission

"Under the Federal Targeted Programme we have allocated considerable resources to develop the key sections of the state border. The creation of the border infrastructure in the North Caucasus, where the terrorist threat is particularly high, has practically been completed. Seventy-two border posts, seven border offices, housing and social amenities have been built there from scratch. I deliberately give you the figures to emphasise the scale of the work done - it is very large."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia

"I am glad to note that after the presidential elections in Armenia we see total continuity of the policy with regard to Russia. I would like to assure you that on our part, on the part of the Russian Government, all the programmes projected are being fulfilled and will continue to be fulfilled."

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducted a meeting of the Government Presidium

During his speech Vladimir Putin dwelled on the issues of education in Russia.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Zinaida Greceanii

"I would like to note that we are happy with the way trade and economic links between Russia and Moldova are developing. You only have to look at the rate at which our trade is growing. Last year it stood at $1 billion. This is a good indicator. I am sure that we have grounds to expect that our relations will continue developing at the same pace."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Kursk Region

In course of the trip to Kursk Region Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Kursk Governor Alexander Mikhailov, addressed a meeting on drug production and laid flowers at the Eternal Flame Monument and visited the St George’s Church at the Kursk Bulge Memorial Complex.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed a meeting on the reform of the energy industry

"In February the Government approved the General Scheme of the location of energy facilities until 2020. Under that programme more than 40 gigawatts of generating capacity will be introduced in the next five years alone. Nearly 100,000 km of long-distance and distribution networks will be built. By the way, that would give a boost to the related industries: machine-building, the construction industry and so on."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the main computer center of the Russian Railways (OAO RZhD)

"Railways will open up new regions where they did not exist before. By way of an example, I can say that railways will come to such Siberian regions as Altai, Yakutia and Tyva – this is very important for the development of these territories and for improving people’s lives."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Government Presidium

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, addressing a meeting of the Government Presidium, focused on the mechanisms of implementing federal targeted programmes.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Education Minister Andrei Fursenko

The work on the Federal Targeted Programme of Training Scientific and Scientific-Technical Personnel was discussed during the meeting.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed a reception devoted to the 10th World Russian Press Congress

"The diverse and multifaceted Russian world would be unimaginable without the information space that you have created. We are all equally interested to see this space bring people together rather than separate them, promote the dialogue of civilisations, the development of educational, cultural and economic ties, work to strengthen confidence between countries and peoples, and create an objective image of Russia in the world."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting on the main indicators of the government's defence order for 2009-2011

"We must pass on from procuring individual weapons to serial supply of new military hardware for the armed forces. We should strictly comply with all the targets set by the State Programme."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Government Presidium

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressing a meeting of the Government Presidium, dwelled on the implementation of the federal budget, rational and timely use of budget money.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Alexander Babakov, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma representing A Just Russia Party, and Nikolai Levichev, who heads A Just Russia faction in the Duma

"Our meeting today is a continuation in a series of consultations with the State Duma parties on our current interaction in the framework of the budgetary process and the initiatives in the economic and social spheres put forward by the Government and, of course, by the State Duma deputies."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Ministry for Emergency Situations rescue team workers and doctors who took part in clearing the earthquake debris in China

"Many lives were saved thanks to your professional training and the competent performance of the rescue teams and doctors. We have every reason to be proud of you."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Government

Among the main topics addressed by Vladimir Putin at today’s meeting of the Government was the forthcoming centenary of the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, the Olympic construction programme, the development of the transport system and the situation with the unbalanced spending of budgetary money.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the United Russia party leadership

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the United Russia party must provide the link between the country’s citizens and the power structures. The Prime Minister, who is also Chairman of United Russia, was speaking at a meeting with the Party’s leaders.

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Vladimir Putin, had a meeting with the Russian hockey officials as well as the chief coach and some players of the national hockey team

"We need to promote mass sports, which is what we have been doing in recent years consistently and will do in the near future. The juniors, many of them at least, will compete in Vancouver and later in Sochi in 2014. Of course, their fans will expect results, expect victories."

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired the meeting of the Russian Government’s Presidium

"I would like to stress that we welcome foreign investments. They are growing year in and year out. We are very glad about it and we will do all we can to support the process in the future."

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