Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Government Presidium
"We will make sure that the regions follow the demands of those laws that have been introduced: a faster transformation of the housing sector, co-financing from the regional and local budgets, focussed and effective use of the resources allocated."
Mechanisms and methods of subsidizing the market economy were discussed at the meeting.
Events for 12 april 2009
Events for 10 april 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met the Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki
"Iraq has been our reliable partner for many years, and we have a good history of relations. The last decade has seen a great amount of mutual work between our two countries."
"We have noted the interest of our Iraqi partners in resuming military and military-technical cooperation. These negotiations are already at the stage of practical contacts and I believe that full-scale negotiations may well be resumed."
Prime Minister Putin held a meeting with Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko
They discussed the condition of electric energy industry after winter, and farm preparations for spring and summer.
