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.
Events for 17 december 2009
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.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Vnesheconombank Supervisory Board
“Vnesheconombank played an important role in bailing out the Russian banking system during the crisis, and continues to play this role today. Vnesheconombank issued subordinated loans worth 388 billion roubles to the 16 commercial banks that qualified and committed to increasing available credit for borrowers at interest rates companies can afford.”
“The concept stipulates measures in healthcare and social development, encouragement of physical training and sports, public initiatives advocating healthy living, as well as regulation of alcohol production and marketing,” the deputy prime minister said.
Events for 16 december 2009
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Braverman discussed the problems and plans of the Federal Fund for Housing Construction Assistance.
"Our strategic objective is to create the conditions in Russia, in particular in the Republic of Mordovia, that will allow the Finno-Ugric languages and culture to flourish, their rich legacy to be studied, and their friendly contacts with related ethnicities in other countries to be expanded."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“Indeed, if Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance pool our efforts in areas of common interest, we can achieve good results. This applies to combating international terrorism, controlling the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and delivery vehicles for these weapons, and fighting organized crime and illegal drug trafficking”.
