Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hosts a teleconference on preparations for spring sowing
“This year we need to compensate as much as possible for the losses of the two previous lean years, create a stable grain balance and build up reserves. Moreover, grain is a basic resource for the development of cattle breeding and other areas of agriculture.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev
Mr Putin said that Russia will continue to provide the same large-scale assistance to Kyrgyzstan as before but added that the two countries “must shift to normal economic relations”. He said that this should be the main objective in relations between the two countries.
Events for 17 march 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium
“We need effective and accessible banking instruments and services; that means mortgages, credit, and consumer loans for whatever people may need – whether it's paying for their children’s advanced education, repairing their house or flat, or moving to a new place of employment.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
“The level of Russian-Kazakh relations is very high, largely due to your efforts,”Vladimir Putin said to Nursultan Nazarbayev. Prime Minister Putin also expressed hope that such conditions would continue in the future. He said, “For our part, we are specifically working towards this goal.”
