Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Salekhard, capital city of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, as part of his tour of the Urals Federal District.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Government
“The primary goal of the budget policy for the immediate future is to ensure macroeconomic stability and to consistently reduce the budget deficit, which will amount to 3.2 trillion roubles in 2009 and should be halved to 1.6 trillion roubles by 2012.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with LUKoil president Vagit Alekperov
Vladimir Putin and Vagit Alekperov discussed LUKoil’s projects in Russia.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow to worship before the Kursk Root Icon of the Apparition of the Mother of God, which is considered the most important relic for Orthodox Russians living abroad. Putin also spoke with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
The Russian Prime Minister and the architect of the Singaporean economic miracle discussed current problems of the world economy.