The prime minister congratulated Mr Tabakov on his 75th birthday and discussed theatre issues with him
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium of the Russian Federation
"An analysis of the situation in Russia’s regions has shown once again that we have managed to maintain key positive trends in the country’s development despite the difficulties caused by the crisis <...> Yet, we cannot ignore our serious problems. Both federal and regional authorities must pay special attention to these problems and address them in the tasks they formulate for 2011."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov
The discussion focused on the labour market, which “has seen a steady decline in unemployment, in both unofficial and official figures (the number of people registered with employment authorities) since the beginning of this year,” the deputy prime minister said. Mr Putin was also interested in Mr Zhukov’s duties as head of the Olympic Committee.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Rosatom State Corporation
Mr Kiriyenko described the efforts to prevent fires at Rosatom facilities. Mr Kiriyenko and Mr Putin also discussed plans to develop and build new domestic generating units and Rosatom’s international projects.