Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Government Presidium meeting
In his remarks at the meeting of the Government Presidium, Prime Minister Putin drew the focus to two issues - healthcare modernisation and the need to create a council for coordinating the development of the transport system of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. "Our goal is to effectively develop the transport systems of St Petersburg and Moscow, eliminating imbalances that have recently become evident and making people's lives more comfortable," said the prime minister.
Events for 30 march 2011
Prime Minister Putin chairs a meeting on improving the environmental situation in Russia
"There is always a conflict between development and conservation. There always has been, and there always will be, but we need to strike a balance."
Events for 29 march 2011
The prime minister intended the meeting with Messrs Zhirinovsky and Lebedev to be the first in a series of preliminary consultations with the leaders of different political factions in the Duma in anticipation of the government’s 2010 report to parliament. “I would like to hear your opinions and make the necessary changes to the report I am going to make in parliament,” he said.
