“The monument in the Poklonnaya Gora memorial park testifies to our respect for the heroism of our people and reflects our joint will and firm resolve to protect the truth about war heroes, to defend it from the cynics, barbarians and liars, and to stand up together against nationalism, xenophobia and extremism no matter what fine words are used to camouflage them.”
During the meeting, Russia’s prime minister said he hoped that the unveiling ceremony for the WWII monument at the Poklonnaya Gora Memorial Park will prove a symbolic step along the journey to finding a mutually acceptable solution in the stabilisation of Russian-Georgian relations.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Zurab Nogaideli, leader of the Movement for a Fair Georgia
As Prime Minister Vladimir Putin emphasised at the meeting, many people in Georgia have supported the idea of restoring the monument to the Great Patriotic War that was demolished in Kutaisi; and among them, he claims, are people not only of different ages, but, more importantly, of different political beliefs.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of football fan associations
“Only an open country with an open labour market, education and sport has a chance to succeed. And an open country cannot be a nationalist country.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting
“Our goal now is to actually reduce or completely eliminate, whenever possible, the remaining barriers to people with disabilities, and put an end to anything that impedes their access to public transport, education, healthcare, state and municipal services and, most importantly, employment. This is a top priority.”
Events for 20 december 2010
The meeting focused on the results achieved by state-run funds that support research and development. Prime Minister Putin noted that there are a number of tools that the government and private businesses in Russia can use to foster the development of science and innovation. According to the prime minister, it is important for these state-run funds to determine where in this system they are most needed and where there are no alternatives to them.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers
At the meeting, the prime minister pointed out that now, after the economic downturn, the two countries' trade and economic relations are growing. “Our objective is to preserve and strengthen this positive trend. We should do our best to ensure that our relations are developed and diversified,” Vladimir Putin said.
