Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko
Vladimir Putin and Andrei Fursenko discussed the establishment of small innovative companies on the basis of higher educational institutions and improving the status of school librarians. In addition, they spoke about elaborating a system for recognising the diplomas of world’s leading universities.
The meeting focused on the region’s socio-economic development, including plans to construct housing and reduce the amount of dilapidated and hazardous housing.
Events for 3 february 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the Channel One headquarters at Ostankino TV centre in Moscow
During his visit to the Channel One headquarters late yesterday, the prime minister learned how the information programmes desk works and toured the news studio and the production control room. Vladimir Putin also attended the shooting of the TV talent show, A Minute of Fame. The prime minister also met with Channel One’s creative staff.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting in Kirov on housing construction in the regions
What we need is not abstract square metres, but the availability of quality residences for people and solutions to the housing problems of real Russian families. This should be the main, basic indicator of the efficiency and productivity of our efforts in this area. This is why we will continue to press with our plans to provide housing for veterans, service members, military retirees and other categories of the population for whom the state has direct obligations.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh
The two officials reviewed the results of the outgoing year and outlined plans for the year ahead. Mr Belykh said that his region had surpassed the national average in macroeconomic performance, albeit by a narrow margin.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of United Russia’s Kirov regional branch
“You have elections in March, and I wish you every success. But this is really not an end in itself. Why do we need these elections? And why do you need to win them? Just to be able to do something for the people,” said Putin at a meeting with representatives of United Russia’s Kirov regional branch.
