"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."
The first deputy prime minister said the Customs Union will seek the council of an international legal firm to pursue WTO accession as a single customs territory. "A delegation will be established, which in the course of a month, will agree how the accession process will proceed within the new format," Mr Shuvalov said.
Mr Ivanov toured the Maritime Show’s exhibition, visited the British Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans and familiarised himself with the equipment and armament of the Russian corvette Steregushchy.
Events for 24 june 2009
The visit to the supermarket was part of consultations on the preparation of the draft Federal law On the Principles of Government Regulation of Commercial Activity in the Russian Federation. After discussions with participants in the restricted attendance meeting, the Prime Minister decided to continue the conversation in a Moscow shop, and find out what its mark-ups on products were. To that end, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket chain.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with CEO of Total Christophe de Margerie
"Next year will be declared the Year of France in Russia and Year of Russia in France. I hope that business representatives, both French and Russian, will actively participate in it."
