Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Stanislaw Tillich, Minister-President of Saxony, Germany
"We are happy that relations between our primary companies in this sphere are developing. Ties that develop in all spheres at the level of production will complement the efforts undertaken at the top level. Relations between our leading companies – Rosatom and Siemens – have reached a strategic level."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the Governor of Kurgan Region, Oleg Bogomolov
The meeting focused on investment, trade, services, and housing in the Kurgan Region.
Vladimir Putin met with Sberbank CEO German Gref
They discussed Sberbank service improvements—in particular, a programme to simplify and speed up private lending.
“Our civil societies should take an active part in elaborating constrictive initiatives and proposals that would help preserve the dynamics of our bilateral relations in the new economic reality,” Mr Zubkov noted.
The Commission recommended the Government to permanently extend the validity of import duty rates on certain types of chemical materials used in tanning and shoe industry, inclusive.
Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin signed an intergovernmental agreement on bilateral oil cooperation
Speaking after the signing ceremony, Mr Sechin said that the agreement creates a new foundation for bilateral energy cooperation.
Events for 20 april 2009
"Russia’s companies have been maintaining contacts with European partners, members of the Airbus consortium, since the mid-1990s. I am happy that our cooperation is growing rapidly, increasing more than 20 times over the years in value terms."
Vladimir Putin met with Udmurt President Alexander Volkov
The two discussed the situation in the Republic of Udmurtia—in particular, its labour market, repair works on decrepit houses, new accommodation for their tenants, and production at IzhAvto Auto Works.
