“The government has announced its policy choice in favour of sustainable development based on innovation and modern technology. Important steps have been made to build a system of institutions and instruments for innovations and modernisation. But it should be recognised that very few projects are truly innovative. What we see ahead is monumental and demanding work involving tangible progress rather than slogans and appeals.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described cooperation in the energy industry, nuclear power and several high-tech sectors as the most important issues in current relations between Russia and Kazakhstan. Prime Ministers Putin and Massimov also discussed integration in the post-Soviet space.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds talks with Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that Russian-Croatian relations are developing successfully. In the past few years, Russia has become the third largest importer of Croatian products after Germany and Italy.