“I am confident that the role and importance of Russia’s transport industry will continue to grow. We need higher living standards and better quality of life, a more comfortable environment in big cities and small towns. That is impossible to achieve without modern transport services, which include – and I would like to emphasise this – convenient and affordable public transport.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Novosibirsk Region Governor Vasily Yurchenko
Vladimir Putin praised the industrial performance of the region, whose output is growing at a rate above the nation’s average. But he reminded the governor about Novosibirsk’s outstanding wage debt. They also discussed healthcare and school reform as well as current problems in pre-school education.
Events for 7 november 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in an expanded meeting of the SCO heads of government
“With our combined efforts we will be able to bring the work of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to a whole new level and achieve the ambitious goal of transforming our organisation into a foundational structure of the global economic and political architecture, an effective platform for cooperation between regional associations and an avenue for expanding dialogue with neighbouring countries.”
