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.
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."
"The state will continue to support the initiatives of the church aimed at strengthening civil and interregional accord, its social, cultural, educational and charitable mission. Orthodoxy has from the start been exceptionally tolerant of other religions. It was the position of the Russian Orthodox Church that contributed to the creation of the Russian state both as a multinational and a multi-confessional one."