Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the State Commission on Mineral Reserves
Mr Putin's attention was drawn to a map of Eurasia's gas industry. He asked about the extent of gas reserves in the north. Yevgeny Areshev replied, pointing at the map: "Here we have 12 trillion cubic meters, and this is in the Kara Sea alone." "Very impressive," Mr Putin said.
“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.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Yury Trutnev
The meeting focused on the development of the Water Strategy of the Russian Federation, which analyses the condition of Russian water resources.
Mr Sobyanin is confident that Russian-French cooperation will continue to develop, covering new areas. “All cooperation projects will be implemented in full. This refers, in particular, to the launch of a Soyuz spacecraft from the space centre in Kourou, French Guiana,” he stressed.
Events for 15 june 2009
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.”
“The key priority for next year is an increase in pensions, followed by education, demographic projects and healthcare. We must focus on efforts to ensure the country’s defence capability and security, implement space research programmes, and establish the GLONASS system. We must also help the regions to support their budget balance and prepare for major international events, such as the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the APEC summit in Vladivostok in 2012 and Universiade-2013 in Kazan.”
