Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Russian Government Presidium
“Around the beginning of 2006, we decided to establish a unified aviation-engineering corporation, and we immediately started working on the administration and funding for the so-called Fifth-Generation Fighter project. A very important event occurred today – this aircraft took flight. <...> I would like to congratulate and thank everyone who worked and continues to work on this programme for this milestone in the greater task at hand.”
Mr Putin and Mr Milovidov discussed the situation on the Russian financial market, its trends and problems, as well as draft laws crucial for that sphere of activities.