Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the Russian Engineering Union’s congress in Togliatti
“Over the next decade, Russia should join the ranks of the world’s five largest economies by GDP. I am, of course, not talking about a numbers race but about the need to achieve qualitative development through innovation and increased efficiency in both conventional and so-called new industries and sectors of the economy.”
During his visit to AvtoVAZ, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with its workers
“When I last visited – it was towards the beginning of the crisis – your colleagues asked me: 'Will the plant keep operating or not?' I hope that there is no longer any such question today.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Samara Region Governor Vladimir Artyakov
The discussion focused on the region’s economy, which, according to Governor Artyakov, is making steady progress: unemployment has decreased significantly and the construction of an IT park has begun. Mr Putin wondered if these improvements had had any positive demographic effect. The governor said the birth rate in the Samara Region had reached a 20-year high in 2010.
Events for 10 may 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Leonid Markelov, head of Republic of Mari El
Mr Putin and Mr Markelov focused on the problems of the republic’s agriculture, which had been badly hit by last summer’s drought. The head of Mari El told the prime minister that the republic’s government had implemented a programme of assistance to the drought-affected farms and also about new poultry and pig breeding projects. The two officials also discussed the situation in the republic’s industry, construction and healthcare.
The two officials discussed migration flow management which, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said, is not only vital to Russia’s economy but to the population’s broader well-being. He added that a great deal of work on this remained to be done.
Events for 9 may 2011
Events for 8 may 2011
