29 Mo
“During our meeting today we are to determine the main parameters of the budget and coordinate allocations to major projects while bearing in mind that our key priorities are the fulfilment of social commitments and development of healthcare, education, science, high technology and innovation.”
28 Su
Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of State Duma parties
"As I said, the spring session of the State Duma is coming to a close. By tradition, we are meeting to discuss its results, to talk about the law-making plans and of course to exchange opinions on the topical problems of the country’s development."
27 Sa
" Shell has been working in Russia for about a hundred years. Today, Shell is represented in the most diverse areas. Your company employs over 2,000 people in this country. They work in oil extraction, gas extraction, gas liquefaction, staff training, and retail; in Moscow alone, you operate a large number of petrol stations. Scientific research is another element of your operations here."
26 Fr
“Our relations with the World Health Organisation have been developing for a long time and very successfully. We support all of the WHO initiatives and efforts in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other socially dangerous diseases. We consider it extremely important to jointly combat alcoholism, smoking, and other habits that have a direct negative effect on people’s health.”
25 Th
"We are planning to draft a special Government programme, Accessible Environment for Disabled People in 2010, to be initiated in 2011. Allow me to emphasize that providing an accessible environment is more than building access ramps, special lifts, adapted roads and municipal transport, which are important tasks. It is no less important to adjust the rules governing the operation of our social, information and other services to the needs of physically challenged people. It is necessary to create additional opportunities for providing jobs to those who are able and willing to work."
24 We
“We must find a balance in the entire chain I mentioned: producer, processor and consumer because only in this case we will be able to achieve social justice which has long been secured in the advanced economies.”
23 Tu
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues
“Development programmes in those areas on which our future depends must continue to be financed. In addition, it is vital to guarantee the necessary financing for priority areas promising innovative breakthroughs. We have spoken about this many times. These include: energy conservation, space exploration, nuclear research and medical and information technology.”
22 Mo
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Altai Territory
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is on an official visit to the Altai Territory, laid a wreath at the Memorial of Glory in Barnaul, met with Great Patriotic War veterans and held a meeting with Governor of the Altai Territory Alexander Karlin on the Day of Memory and Grief.
20 Sa
“The experience that the 14 leading Dutch energy and infrastructure companies participating in the Delta project have accumulated in over a century of work on the international market and in Russia, is very valuable for Russia’s exploration of its Arctic resources. We highly appreciate the initiative that the Dutch side has taken in jointly developing gas deposits on this territory,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
19 Fr
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Altai Territory
Mr Putin examined the construction site of the Federal Centre of High Medical Technology, Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Endoprosthetics, visited Regional hospital, and chaired a meeting of the Government Commission on regional development.
18 Th
“We have decided to establish a Customs Union with our closest partners: Kazakhstan and Belarus. This is our key priority.”
17 We
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Hu Jintao
“Despite the global financial and economic crisis, the current economic and political climate has not affected relations between our countries. Our trade – which reached almost $56 billion last year – is developing as effectively as our investment cooperation. Our Governments are also busy – both through inter-governmental dialogue and in separate areas. So you will have your work cut out for you in Moscow.”
16 Tu
“In 2008 we ensured complete renewability of practically all of our strategic resources (oil, gas, gold, copper) with every rouble of government investment being matched by about 8-10 roubles in private investment.”
15 Mo
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducted Government Presidium meeting
“It is necessary to consistently restrict or prohibit the use of obsolete and wasteful technologies, which are harmful to people and the environments, in order to improve the quality of our produce and make it more competitive in the world market. Thus, we have already made decisions to secure the rational use of petroleum gas, and stop the production of low quality gasoline. A number of new regulations have been successfully introduced in the food industry, including milk.”
12 Fr
“You know of course about the massive help the Government has given AVTOVAZ, and you are surely also aware of the related criticism. I would heed that criticism because we must not preserve inefficient production. We cannot leave a business, or workforce, in difficulty: we must and will help them. However, at the same time, we must require that the owners and the managers take concerted action to improve production, reduce delays and expenses.”
11 Th
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a Government meeting
"We have discussed on several occasions the effectiveness of regional authorities. We have also worked out criteria to assess the work of the Government, and now we should refer to them more often. We should frequently reassess our anti-crisis policies, whether they work and help address our immediate concerns, and which of our actions produce tangible results for specific people."
10 We
“It goes without saying that despite the current crisis, we will give priority to such projects. What we are doing in the Government together with Russian medical experts is natural because it is our duty.”
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9 Tu
“I would like to mention that the initiative to accelerate the establishment of the Customs Union was proposed by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who considers it possible to complete the basic procedures by January 1, 2010. We think so too, and have joined the efforts to implement this proposal.”
8 Mo
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of a Government commission on foreign investment
"In the first quarter of this year, foreign investment in Russia's economy shrank due to the global financial meltdown and economic downturn. This is already clearly understood. And yet, despite the crisis, $12 billion of foreign investment flowed into the Russian economy in the period January-March".
6 Sa
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the progress of work undertaken by the company Olympstroi.
5 Fr
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belgorod Region
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is on a working visit to the Belgorod Region, toured one of Russia’s largest primary meat processing factories, the Korocha meat processing plant, where he familiarised himself with its operations.
4 Th
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Leningrad Region
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the town of Pikalyovo to get first-hand knowledge of the developments in the Boksitogorsky District companies of the Leningrad Region. He inspected an alumina facility at Basel Cement’s Pikalyovo Alumina Refinery.
3 We
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Finland
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, arriving in Helsinki on an official visit, met with his Finnish counterpart, Matti Vanhanen.
2 Tu
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the provision of housing for World War II veterans and army servicemen, attended the inauguration of Nissan’s Russian plant and visited the Izhorskiye Zavody (Izhora Plants) Joint Stock Company and met with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman in St Petersburg.
1 Mo
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a Government Presidium meeting
"And despite the complicated position regarding boosting the budget, state support programmes will continue to be implemented in 2009. 200 million roubles have been set aside for interest rate subsidy on loans for the purchase of raw materials, and 90 million roubles for credit on technological upgrades".
