Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Chairman of the Pension Fund Anton Drozdov
"Higher pensions are bound to be welcomed by all recipients, pensioners above all. However, as you and I have agreed, this work should be carried out smoothly. Not a single person should be left out in the cold."
Events for 14 january 2010
"We will succeed only if we replace imports with goods that are completely safe, of a high quality and, importantly, sold at affordable prices. Both producers of agricultural goods and consumers - the Russian people - should benefit from this."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Leningrad Governor Valery Serdyukov
"I call you and the other governors of constituent entities of the Federation to do everything within their powers to minimise those problems people face due to the crisis, from which we are just now only beginning to emerge. "
Events for 13 january 2010
“Today we have certainly discussed our ambitious joint projects, —in particular, the South Stream gas pipeline and the Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline. The fact, that these two projects are crucial to Russia, Turkey and the whole of Europe both in terms of finding a solution to environmental problems, and in terms of ensuring reliable energy supplies to Europe, is, I think, indisputable.”
After the talks between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, two documents have been signed.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Putin set objectives for 2010: to increase pensions, provide war veterans with housing, adopt a new federal housing programme, furnish business incentives and create new jobs.
