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.
Events for 28 december 2009
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.
Events for 27 december 2009
Events for 26 december 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Sovcomflot President and CEO Sergei Frank
The two leaders have discussed Sovcomflot’s performance.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin
The meeting focused on bank deposits frozen in 1991.
Mr Shuvalov emphasised that “one cannot allow a single-industry town to depend on a single large company, which is why programmes to support small and medium-sized businesses will be launched in Svetlogorye.” According to the first deputy prime minister, timber processing is one of the promising sectors.
