Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Khanty-Mansi Governor Natalya Komarova
Prime Minister Putin said the region’s achievements last year include a surplus budget and an absence of wage arrears. However, he pointed out that less housing had been commissioned in the region last year. The prime minister and the governor also discussed assistance to the victims of the January 1 air crash in Surgut.
“On the whole, I believe we chose the right strategy during the recession and the post-crisis period. We have supported the national economy and continued a vigorous social development policy. According to estimates, Russia’s GDP increased 3.8% in 2010 while industrial output grew 8.3%. Importantly, these encouraging trends have improved public sentiment.”
Events for 11 january 2011
“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”.
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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.
