Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko
"We have followed your instructions to make not only long-term forecasts up to 2025, of which I have told before, but also short-term recommendations on R&D priorities for the next two to three years taking into account all related factors and influences. First, Russia should not squander its past educational and scientific achievements. Second, we have highlighted current top priorities to focus efforts on crucial social problems and ensure economic progress within this short time."
Events for 10 january 2009
"We feared that bureaucratic difficulties would not allow European agencies to promptly interfere with this issue. However, your prompt reaction to the current developments, and your visits to Kiev and Moscow suggest that we will be able to reach the necessary agreement."
"I am glad to say that today's discussion has led us to the coordination of practically all nuances of monitoring Russian natural gas exports to our European clients via Ukraine."
"Everyone should be clear that there are two problems here. One concerns Russia's sales of gas to Ukraine, while the other concerns Russian gas transit to European users via Ukraine. European consumers should not be made hostage to Russian-Ukrainian economic relations."
Events for 9 january 2009
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov
During the meeting, employment programs in Russia were touched upon.
