The discussion centered on the situation related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Among other things, Mr Putin instructed officials to study the issue of increasing the supply of hydrocarbons to Japan, and to re-verify the readiness of the manpower and resources in the event of situations of this kind.
Events for 11 march 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Mikhail Mishustin, head of the Federal Taxation Service
Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin discussed the performance of the Federal Taxation Service and changes in income brackets. During the meeting, the prime minister noted that incomes are rising and so are budget revenues.
“Our goal is to create truly modern medical centres in every sense of the word: from the adoption of high technology to comfortable conditions in the wards. And here much depends on the approach of the government – at both federal and regional levels.”
Events for 10 march 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets US Vice President Joe Biden
During his meeting with US Vice President Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin proposed taking a step of historical significance by introducing visa-free travel between Russia and the United States.He said it would create an absolutely new moral atmosphere in relations between the United States and Russia. Mr Biden said it was a good idea.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on the drafting of state programmes
“We must place fundamentally different demands on the effectiveness of government administration and, of course, substantially increase the return on every rouble in government investment in terms of improving the lives of our citizens and developing our society and economy.”
