The Prime Minister gave a St. George the Dragon-Slayer icon to the Patriarch as a gift.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the cemetery of the Donskoy Monastery
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the cemetery of the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow, laying flowers on the graves of prominent Russians re-interred here in 2005 and 2006: General Anton Denikin, philosopher Ivan Ilyin and writer Ivan Shmelev.
Events for 23 may 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Trade and Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko
"One of our primary tasks today is to maintain demand, because we won't resolve all the issues with financial infusions, guarantees, debt restructuring or other financial support if there's no demand. This issue depends not only on the Government but on the state of our national and global economies as well. But measures to maintain demand should be planned and gradually implemented."
Events for 22 may 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Kazakhstan
During his visit to Kazakhstan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended a restricted meeting of CIS heads of Government. Prime Minister also attended a meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of Government, participated in a photo session with other CIS heads of state and government, met with his Belarusian counterpart, Sergei Sidorsky and with Acting Prime Minister of Moldova Zinaida Greceanii. Vladimir Putin also met with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Astana and they gave statements to the press following their meeting in Astana.
Events for 21 may 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Kazakhstan
During his visit to Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Prime Minister also met with his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov and as a result of the Russian-Kazakhstan intergovernmental talks, a series of documents were signed. Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov made statements for the press on bilateral talks.
