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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium
“It is still too early to give a comprehensive evaluation of our anti-crisis measures. But it is already possible to say that despite all the difficulties, the entire programme of anti-crisis measures has been implemented. I hope that we have gotten through the most intense phase of the crisis, and that economic recovery began in the second half of the year.”
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Primorye Territory
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is on a tour of the Far Eastern Federal District, attended the inauguration ceremony at the Sollers-Far East car plant and talked with journalists about the outcomes of his tour of the Primorye Territory.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Primorye Territory
During his visit to Russia’s Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the startup ceremony of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline, took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a semi-submersible offshore oil rig in Bolshoi Kamen and gave the signal for the first tanker shipment. He then toured shipyard construction projects underway in Bolshoi Kamen and Fokino that are being run jointly with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Singapore’s Yantai Raffles Shipyard. He also chaired a conference on the development of the region’s shipbuilding industry and the strategy for the Far East and Baikal regions’ social and economic development. Later the prime minister met with Governor Sergei Darkin.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Sovcomflot President and CEO Sergei Frank
The two leaders have discussed Sovcomflot’s performance.
25 Fr
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Krasnodar Territory
During his working visit to Sochi, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspected: the buildings and facilities of Sochi Airport, the cluster of tunnels No.3 forming the combined motorway and railway linking Adler with the Alpika-Servis alpine resort, Sochi’s cargo port, which was hit by a storm on the night of December 13-14, and also visited the Olympic Park in the Imereti Lowland. The prime minister also chaired the meeting “On progress made in the Olympic facilities’ construction programme, and the development of Sochi as an alpine resort.”
24 Th
Mr Putin, Mr Trutnev and Mr Yakunin discussed the construction of railway bypass near the village of Bereznyaki in the Perm Region.
23 We
“Seven hundred thousand Georgians fought in the Great Patriotic War, a third of whom perished. Our sacred duty is to pay them the respect they deserve and preserve the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. It does not matter which republic those who went off to war were from. They defended our common Fatherland and made a priceless contribution to the war against Nazism, our common enemy.”
22 Tu
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Russian Government Presidium
“Аfter the Perm tragedy and in light of the upcoming holiday of New Year’s Eve, I would like to address all officials, business leaders and Russian people: be extremely careful using fireworks! Take good care of yourself, your families and people around you!”
21 Mo
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Commission on Foreign Investment
“Investments in banking are especially important during the ongoing global financial crisis. I am pleased that the value of our banks is increased not only through long-term state allocations but also through private investment and with funds provided by international financial institutions.”
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The train Prime Minister traveled by departed from St Petersburg at 1 pm according to its schedule and arrived at the Leningrad railway station in Moscow at 5:15 pm.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on a working visit to St Petersburg, attended the launching ceremony for the Kirill Lavrov ice-class tanker.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting
“The centralised website of government and municipal services was launched on December 15. It provides information about major services whose list was endorsed by the government, as well as a number of other services for individuals and companies.”
16 We
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Braverman discussed the problems and plans of the Federal Fund for Housing Construction Assistance.
15 Tu
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung
“Relations between Russia and Vietnam are of an exceptionally special character. Both countries are treating their relations with particular attention and special warmth. The opening of the Kamran memorial as a tribute to our former military brotherhood is the recent evidence of this.”
14 Mo
While taking into account the decisions made by the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh heads of government at the meeting of the Customs Union’s Supreme Council in St. Petersburg on December 11, 2009, representatives from the two commissions also elaborated the plan for the formation of the CES, which will be endorsed at the meeting between the heads of state on the Customs Union in Alma Ata on December 19 of this year.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
On the second day of his working trip to St.Petersburg Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated Actress Alisa Freindlich and Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky on their jubilees and visited the State Hermitage Museum.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in St Petersburg for a working visit to participate in the meeting of the Supreme Body of the Customs Union of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan at the prime minister level, and the meeting of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC). Prime Minister Putin also participated in the 25th meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate Council at the prime minister level, which resulted in the signing of a series of agreements. The heads of government delivered statements to the media following the meetings of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Body of the Customs Union.
10 Th
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Government Presidium
“As you know, there were many questions about maternity funds during my televised question and answer session with the public, as well as many suggestions for changing how these funds can be spent.”
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Sverdlovsk Region
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in the Sverdlovsk Region on a working visit, where he visited the Nizhny Tagil Institute of Metals Research, the Uralvagonzavod research and production company and the Urals Railway Engineering Plant. Vladimir Putin also held a meeting on supplying the Russian Armed Forces with modern armour and vehicular equipment and met with Sverdlovsk Region Governor Alexander Misharin.
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“Every necessary measure is being taken to investigate the circumstances of this tragedy. The Emergencies Ministry is conducting additional inspections on concert halls, clubs and other similar facilities of mass recreation. This work has started. But the main thing now is to save those who have suffered burns and injuries. Many are in serious condition.”
5 Sa
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Sberbank CEO German Gref
According to Sberbank CEO German Gref, Sberbank of Russia has fully reinstated all types of credit available before crisis and started granting loans to individuals in foreign currency at pre-crisis interest rates.
4 Fr
“Israel is one of Russia’s priority partners in the Middle East. We have also developed friendly relations over the past decades. We certainly value our contact and plan to continue promoting it.”
3 Th
Special TV programme “Conversation with Vladimir Putin: To Be Continued”
"It can be said with a fair degree of certainty that the peak of the crisis is past, although turbulence in the world economy and, as a consequence, in the Russian economy is still there. It will take time, effort and considerable resources to get out of the crisis. On the whole, however, positive trends are making themselves felt and are clearly manifested."
2 We
The topics discussed were macroeconomics, notably foreign investments, modernisation and high technologies.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov
At the meeting, Prime Minister Putin and Deputy Prime Minster Ivanov focused on the Government plan for energy saving and increasing the energy efficiency of the economy.
