“One of the main lessons we learned is that our efforts to counteract the worst stages of a crisis must not be limited to addressing current issues alone; we must not forget about long-term goals, and we must not sacrifice our development principles and interests, or the social standards that have been achieved.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the German business community
In his speech Prime Minister Vladimir Putin mapped out the main directions for a Russian-German partnership in the post-crisis world. He mentioned “profound industrial and energy cooperation, including the issues of energy efficiency, closer cooperation in science, education and innovation, and the more active involvement of small and medium-sized business in our joint projects.”
“We have agreed to continue to provide joint business initiatives with the necessary political and organisational support. We are striving to move away from traditional, mainly commercial forms of interaction towards full-scale technological and industrial cooperation, to create strategic alliances between Russian and German companies in several key industries.”
Events for 25 november 2010
“We have all the opportunities for collective development, particularly great transit and transport potential within the SCO, above all continental corridors North-South and Asia-Europe. We could promote broad cooperation in this area, and create the right conditions to launch large-scale ambitious international projects.”
