Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a meeting with Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko
The topics of discussion included raising the salaries for primary school teachers, the introduction of new administration methods at the Southern and Siberian Federal Universities and the implementation of the law on science at higher education institutions.
A ban on the sale of smoking mixtures has been discussed. Vladimir Putin has stressed the need to prevent these mixtures from being disguised as licensed products.
Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister – Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin
The two men discussed effective use of budget assets, including the instrument of a long-term targeted programme.
Events for 15 january 2010
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. "
