“Relations between our countries have been progressing. Unfortunately, the global economic crisis has affected our economic ties, but the general dynamics is positive.”
“Energy cooperation, in particular, the future of the South Stream project, was a major topic of our talks. Up until now, Russia and Austria have been reliable and long-standing energy partners.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin
Mr Putin and Mr Yakunin discussed railway shipments, investment plans for 2010, and the work load of Transmashholding and the Urals Railway Carriage Plant.
Funding for the restoration work at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP is being provided in a timely manner and under strict state control.
Events for 10 november 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducted a meeting of the State Border Commission
“We expect to launch a common foreign trade control system, validate the Union Customs Code, finalize the shifting of the checkpoints to the outer border of Belarus and significantly simplify the procedure on the Russian-Kazakh border between January 1 and July 1, 2010.`”
“The required level of APG utilization should be no less than 95% by 2012. Oil producers that do not fulfill this requirement and continue to burn it off in flares will have to pay huge fines for excessive air pollution.”
Events for 9 november 2009
Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council
“New Russia had to start building a market economy and creating modern legal institutions practically from scratch, in very difficult conditions. Our partners – foreign companies which invested in Russia – did not find it easy, either. Nevertheless, I am confident that the majority of our foreign partners did not regret their choice. This is demonstrated by numerous successful projects in the Russian economy.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Siemens CEO Peter Loescher
“What is important is not only that this is a high technology sector, because the power industry is a highly important sector in general. What is important is that special long-term relations are developing between your company and Russia’s Rosatom. In fact, these are relations of strategic partnership.”
