Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Jacques Rogge focused on current issues of construction of Olympic facilities for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
The topics discussed were macroeconomics, notably foreign investments, modernisation and high technologies.
Events for 1 december 2009
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.
Events for 30 november 2009
The transfer of companies’ social facilities to the municipalities is a complicated process, because municipal agencies often do not want them. However, this transfer improves companies’ financial and economic position. Companies have to spend money on these facilities, and so during the crisis we are trying to help them get rid of social facilities and shift this burden to the municipalities.”
"Next year state defence orders will be boosted considerably, specifically to 1.75 trillion roubles. We hope that this decision will not only allow us to begin the upcoming modernisation of the defence industry, but will also provide significant support to related companies and encourage the introduction of high technologies and the manufacture of cutting-edge materials and components."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov
Mr Putin and Mr Zubkov discussed the Nevsky Express train wreck.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Vyacheslav Shtyrov discussed the situation in Yakutia.
