Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds talks with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev

During the meeting, Prime Minister Putin pointed out that positive trends are emerging in the two countries’ trade and economic relations and that there are about eleven companies with Russian capital currently operating in Kyrgyzstan. “We hope that your government will create conditions that are conducive to their economic prosperity, above all for the good of Kyrgyzstan,” he said.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with President of the Republic of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov

Vladimir Putin and Magomedsalam Magomedov discussed interethnic relations in Dagestan and across the country as a whole. As Mr Putin said, “There can be no doubt that interfaith and interethnic peace and accord are also fundamental preconditions for Russia’s very existence.”

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the signing of a framework agreement between General Electric, Russian Technologies and Inter RAO UES to set up joint ventures to manufacture high-tech energy and medical equipment in Russia

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on restoring power supply in regions hit by severe weather phenomena

Concluding the meeting, the prime minister said that not everything in these harsh weather conditions depends on people but everything that does depend on people should be done.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Yury Trutnev

Prime Minister Putin and Minister Trutnev discussed the situation in geological prospecting and the progress made on the development of new deposits in 2010. According to the minister, it can be stated definitely that the capacity of new deposits exceeds raw materials production rates of 2010, with record growth in reserve replacement ratio for oil.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik

Mr Putin and Mrs Skrynnik discussed support for households affected by drought, as well as the implementation of a land reclamation programme.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov

During the meeting, the officials discussed the results of the joint work of the State Duma and the government in 2010 and discussed plans for the future. According to the prime minister, the performance of the country’s economy is proof that all in all their “joint work has been efficient.”

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov

Mr Putin and Mr Mironov summarised the joint work of the Cabinet and the Federation Council over the past year. According to Mr Putin, this work was “very constructive” and displayed the “good practice of preliminary discussion with regard to the most acute issues.”