Cabinet members discussed a draft of the federal targeted programme on nuclear energy technology to consolidate Russia’s position in this high tech economic sector of the world market, amendments to the law on natural resources, and the provision of housing for the victims of the earthquake in Nevelsk on Sakhalin Island.
“Modernisation is not only a technological issue. It has to encompass all aspects of public life, its technology, institutions and ideology. This is the specific understanding of modernisation as stipulated in the Concept for Long-Term Socio-Economic Development of the Russian Federation to the year 2020.”
Events for 20 january 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin makes a speech at a nationwide meeting of the Emergencies Ministry
“Everything pertaining to people’s safety has always been and will remain one of the government’s main priorities. The government will continue to pay most careful attention to that.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Vladimir Putin and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov discussed positive trends in the republic’s economic development and social services, as well as the improvement in the labour market. Mr Ilyumzhinov also spoke about the challenges of 2010, such as water shortages and the construction of power stations.
During the ensuing talks, the topics of discussion were the general state and specific issues of bilateral Russian-Uzbekistani, Russian-Turkmenistani and Russian Kyrgyzstani relations, regional and international issues of mutual interest, as well as various aspects of multilateral cooperation within the context of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
