Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Government Presidium
“The recent tragic events at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station have made it perfectly obvious how much we still have to do to increase the reliability of technical structures in general, and hydro-technical facilities in particular. We must conduct a thorough inspection of all strategic and vital installations of the infrastructure and work out a procedure for their regular modernisation and monitoring over their technical condition.”
The meeting participants discussed measures to prevent illegal fishing and the smuggling of fish by vessels sailing under so-called “flags of convenience.”
The agenda includes participation in international events in Gdansk, devoted to the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, and bilateral talks with his Polish counterpart.
Events for 19 august 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on nanotechnologies development strategy
“There are extremely important objectives in this area, as has always been the case. I am talking about Russia gaining a leading position in this area of research, establishing cutting-edge production facilities, and expanding into international nanotechnologies markets. The current economic problems are no reason to abandon these goals. On the contrary, they only challenge us to work more effectively and more intensively if we want to diversify the country’s economy and provide it with a modern technological foundation.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak
They discussed preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Viktor Zubkov responded positively to efforts to develop a vaccine for the new virus. “The first samples are already available. Clinical tests are in progress. Commercial production and supply of the vaccine will start in November of this year,” he said.
