The two officials focused on events to mark the final 1000 days before the Olympic Games, on test competitions scheduled for next year and the volunteer movement. According to Mr Kozak, preparations for the Sochi Olympics are about 70% finished. Mr Putin pointed out the need to ensure high construction quality, emphasising that the Olympic venues will be used by people in decades after the Games.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Rosagroleasing General Director Valery Nazarov
Providing equipment to agricultural producers during the spring sowing campaign topped the agenda. The prime minister said in this regard, “the goals of spring sowing and harvesting concern not only agricultural producers, but everyone in the country. We must help farmers achieve the best possible results this year.”
Events for 18 april 2011
The two officials discussed the full range of the region’s development issues, giving particular attention to investment projects, above all the largest project to set up a metallurgical cluster. They also discussed timber processing and housing construction.
During the meeting, the prime minister and the trade union leader discussed a number of social welfare issues, including higher wages for the employees of government-financed organisations and contributions to social funds. The officials paid particular attention to the activity of the Russian Trilateral Commission on the Regulation of Social and Labour Relations. The prime minister assured Mr. Shmakov that social welfare issues would necessarily be dealt with in dialogue with the trade unions.
