“The oil industry has successfully weathered a difficult economic time, and even managed to increase production.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Samara Region Governor Vladimir Artyakov
They summarised the region’s performance this year, focusing on AvtoVAZ. The regional governor said that government support of the company certainly did much to improve the economic situation in the entire region. They also discussed employment and other social issues.
Events for 27 october 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on a visit to Kiev
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that a completely new atmosphere of trust and willingness to cooperate on major economic and social issues has been created in Russian-Ukrainian relations. In turn, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych expressed the hope that Mr Putin’s visit to Kiev will be productive and that both parties, as always, will find many solutions to topical issues.
“The main issue on the agenda is not even about the volume of trade but a change in its quality. We must modernise our economies to create new high-paying jobs, and we are fully capable of doing so.”
