"We have met the European Commission's proposals halfway and signed a relevant contract on controlling transit. You know it well. We are, however, disappointed about the way it is being carried out, or rather not being carried out by our Ukrainian partners."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov
During the meeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Kyrgyz counterpart, Igor Chudinov, discussed cooperation between the ministries of Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
Events for 13 january 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended a memorial service for Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia on the 40th day after his death, at Moscow’s Cathedral of the Epiphany.
Vladimir Putin met with Kaluga Region Governor Anatoly Artamonov
During the meeting, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Kaluga Region Governor Anatoly Artamonov discussed the results of the year 2008, namely industrial production, car-making and aircraft building, construction, and agriculture.
Vladimir Putin visited the Gazprom central production and control department
"We shall do our best to work on in the same absolute transparency for our partners to take full account of what is going on in Russian terminals from which gas is piped to European consumers. Our contacts with the Balkan countries and Central and Western Europe have a huge scope. We shall keep up the same patterns in every direction."
The meeting adopted decisions on improving the interaction procedures between investors and the Olympstroi state corporation, and the Sochi-2014 Organising Committee.
