"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."
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."