Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev and Yury Petrov, Head of the Federal State Property Management Agency have also taken part in the conversation.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin
Mr Putin and Mr Sechin have discussed privileged oil costs for Belarus.
On his visit to the central control unit of System Operator of Unified Energy System (SO UES) Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a discussion with power company executives concerning winter peak loads and an accident at a high-voltage transmission line in the Maritime Territory as well as issues related to power supplies in Siberia after the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has wished the Russian people a Happy New Year in a Channel One interview.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium
“It is still too early to give a comprehensive evaluation of our anti-crisis measures. But it is already possible to say that despite all the difficulties, the entire programme of anti-crisis measures has been implemented. I hope that we have gotten through the most intense phase of the crisis, and that economic recovery began in the second half of the year.”
I think it is clear that if we have achieved something this year, it is the result of our shared efforts and the support for our work from the President, his Executive Office and the regional authorities. Only by working together have we managed to achieve the modest results Dmitry Medvedev just mentioned. I would like to thank everyone and wish you all a happy new year.