“A major celebration of the first manned spaceflight’s anniversary is an opportunity to express our deep respect for industry’s veterans – the people whose hard work and scientific and engineering expertise have allowed Russia to become a great space power. They laid the foundations for those traditions, which today allow us to be among the leaders in the global space industry”.
Events for 7 january 2011
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Events for 4 january 2011
The meeting covered Vitaly Petrov’s signing of a new contract with the Renault team and Russian companies’ continuing financial support for him.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Transport Minister Igor Levitin
Igor Levitin reported back to the prime minister on progress made in the rescue of fishing vessels that are ice-bound in the Sea of Okhotsk. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also spoke with the captains of the Admiral Makarov icebreaker and the Sodruzhestvo fish processing vessel over the phone, who described the current situation.
Events for 1 january 2011
Prime Minister Putin was informed by Mr Gromov, Mr Shmatko and Mr Shvets that electricity had been fully restored in Moscow Region communities. However, new outages occurred in the night on New Year’s day, but electricity there “is being restored on schedule,” according to IDGC Holding’s director general. During the meeting, the prime minister spoke with Nizhny Novgorod Governor Valery Shantsev on the phone regarding outages in some locations in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Minister of Transport Igor Levitin
The discussion focused on vessels trapped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. The minister of transport also reported to the prime minister on response efforts following the emergency in Moscow airports and on measures taken to avoid similar situations in the future. Vladimir Putin instructed Mr Levitin to closely monitor the situation in airports and report back on January 2 on efforts to rescue the fishers.
Events for 31 december 2010
