Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuri Osipov
Vladimir Putin and Yuri Osipov discussed the activities of the Russian Academy of Sciences, notably the publication of the National Encyclopedia and the problems of equipment and housing for young scientists.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Zhilkin discussed the development of Astrakhan, particularly engineering protection of the city, moving people out of decrepit and unsafe housing, drinking water, and the work of the new medical centre.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues
"We will discuss proposed amendments to the Budget Code. We need to make certain adjustments to the Budget Code to be able to finance the budget deficit from the Reserve Fund. We’ll also need to establish a procedure for using these reserves. We’ll discuss and take into account the needs of Russia’s constituent regions, change the support schemes, give them more freedom in handling their municipal finances, and authorise regional governments to provide prompt support to municipal budgets".
Events for 28 february 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Altai Territory Alexander Karlin
The meeting was devoted to the social and economic situation in the Altai Territory, particularly the issues of local agriculture and industry, as well as unemployment and the obligations to support economically disadvantaged population.
Events for 27 february 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of the United Russia Party
"Our anti-crisis measures are being implemented. We have succeeded in maintaining stability in the banking system and have therefore created pre-requisites for once again issuing loans to domestic industries. Although such loans are still insufficient, this process is picking up momentum."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with his Armenian counterpart, Tigran Sarkisyan
"I'd like to inform you that we have practically finished work on a $500 million loan to Armenia. We are fulfilling our agreements. All that remains to be done is to have the budget approved by the State Duma, our parliament."
The participants in the meeting approved the format of the Expert Council and elected Andrei Batalov, deputy director general of the Moscow Kremlin State Museum, as head of the Council.
The meeting’s participants coordinated a list of equipment on which a 5% import customs duty is to be introduced to support Russian producers.
