Of importance to the Prime Minister was whether Avtodor would write long-term contracts covering the service life of a highway, from design and construction to management and maintenance, a practice accepted worldwide but new for Russia.
Mr Putin and Mr Konov discussed the company’s performance in 2009 and its future prospects.
Events for 11 may 2010
"We must make every effort to support the families struck by the tragedy. Let me emphasise that this task is for both the federal and regional authorities, and an absolute responsibility of the mine’s owners: they should certainly realise that it is their responsibility. <…> There is a government decision in place to allocate one million roubles from the Reserve Fund to each victim’s family and 200,000 to 400,000 roubles to each of the injured miners. Medical and psychological assistance to the injured and the families of those killed has been taken care of.”
Events for 10 may 2010
