“We have always had a very strong tradition of being respectful towards other cultures and religions. That has always been one of our country’s strengths. And this tolerance is what has helped create this huge state that is the Russian Federation today. We need to be very clear about this. These fundamental and elementary moral principles need to be learned from the earliest age.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the President of the Chuvash Republic Nikolai Fyodorov
The discussion focused on the results of socio-economic development in the republic over the past year and future plans. Nikolai Fyodorov informed the prime minister that the expansion of the gas supply system and road infrastructure across Chuvashia is now complete, creating a very favourable environment for the attraction of investment to and employment in rural areas.
Igor Sechin and Ricardo Cabrisas, who co-chair the Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation, have pointed to positive momentum in Russian-Cuban cooperation.
«The government must prove that it is capable of guaranteeing security, justice and the rule of law. It must provide stability, strengthen interregional accord and interfaith relations. We need to achieve a decisive watershed in the economic and social development of the North Caucasus.»
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Valery Gayevsky, Governor of the Stavropol Territory
The meeting has focused on the Stavropol Territory’s economy and social services.