Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Andrei Kostin, head of Vneshtorgbank (VTB)
Mr Putin and Mr Kostin focused on efforts to expand lending to the non-financial sectors of the economy and on “bad” assets and debts.
The meeting included discussions on regional budget stabilisation, the Murmansk transport hub and operations and unemployment in the region.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila visited a concert of iconic Russian jazz singer Larisa Dolina in Sochi.
“Despite this year's hostile financial climate, Gazprom has kept construction work on Olympic sites on schedule, and has set up the right conditions to ensure that these Olympic projects are constructed and commissioned on time,” said Mr Zubkov, opening the meeting. “Every day we undertake painstaking work on the effective use of allocated resources to ensure that we achieve this,” he added.
Events for 12 august 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Abkhazia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on a working visit in Abkhazia, met with President Sergei Bagapsh of Abkhazia, after which they gave a news conference. A little later, Mr Putin met with the Elders Council of Abkhazia and representatives of the opposition. At the end of the visit, the sides signed an agreement between the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Government of the Russian Federation on the rendering of aid to Abkhazia in social and economic development.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s interview with Abkhazian media
“We said it many times to the present Georgian leadership. I personally called on them to have patience and to win respect, prestige and trust both in Abkhazia and in South Ossetia. And it is only in this way – I believe it now and said as much at that time – that their territorial integrity could be achieved.”
When opening the meeting, Mr Zhukov, who is also the committee’s chairman, announced: “Our main objective is to create perfect conditions for our athletes so that they may achieve the maximum results.”
Events for 11 august 2009
The federal targeted programme Electronic Russia was discussed at the meeting.
