Putin emphasised that both countries have overcome the problems of the global financial crisis and matched the level of 2008 in trade. In turn, Fillon noted that the Year of Russia in France and the Year of France in Russia were a great success.
“We regard France and its business community as traditional and privileged partners that have proved their eagerness to cooperate with us in making modernisation initiatives a reality,” said Prime Minister Putin. In his turn, French Prime Minister Fillon noted that France is a major investor in Russia and he said that he intended to maintain this position and even strengthen it.
Events for 8 december 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds talks with Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky
Vladimir Putin said that this meeting of the two prime ministers was held following “the effective completion of joint efforts on a large package of documents that is to become the cornerstone of the Common Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.”
“We must fundamentally modernise our pharmaceutical and medical industries. Basically, we’ll have to develop a new industry that will attract investment, generate innovations, create efficient jobs, and, most importantly, that will produce competitive, safe, high-quality and affordable products for our people and our health care system.”
