Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Leningrad Region
During his visit to the Leningrad Region, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) oil refinery and chaired a meeting to discuss the problems of the oil industry development.
Opening the meeting the First Deputy Premier issued a directive to review within a month the implementation of the decisions taken by the Commission in 2008.
Events for 11 february 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with top managers of Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation
"We should focus on such companies, particularly during the financial and economic crisis. We will continue to conduct permanent financial monitoring of the company, and give it financial and administrative help."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council of Chief Designers
"The Council was designed to be the Russian industry's R&D headquarters. It is called upon to become a centre for elaborating professional recommendations on key issues of structural, innovation, scientific, and technical policy, and for thoroughly analysing and predicting trends in high-tech development for the mid- and long-term perspective."
The First Deputy Prime Minister noted that conditions existed in the country for creating a civilised milk market. Over the past three years, in the course of implementing the National Project and the government programme for the development of the agro-industrial complex the gross production of milk increased by 1.6 million tons and per capita production by 12 liters.
Events for 10 february 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting to support AvtoVAZ’s social facilities
"The Governor asked for more than 600 million roubles from the federal budget. During all this time, different departments held consultations, and the final decision will be as follows: We will help him get these 620 million roubles, out of which 310 million will be subsidised, and another 310 million will be loaned to the Samara Region."
