At the conference, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for the creation of a national people’s front, “so that all people, who together strive for the welfare of the nation and the best possible solutions to the problems that face it, may be united under a single aegis.”
Prime Minister Putin holds a meeting with Volgograd Region Governor Anatoly Brovko
The meeting covered the results of the first quarter, with a particular focus on housing construction and, above all, improved housing for WWII veterans. According to the governor, 1,111 people, or 90% of all veterans, had received new housing.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Government Presidium meeting
“The main thing we expect from the integration of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is further rapprochement between the countries, the strengthening of their economic potential and improved living standards for their citizens. I am convinced that this powerful new integration project could dramatically change the geopolitical configuration of the Eurasian space and promote unification processes in all the CIS countries.”
“The federal programme for the development of the North Caucasus must become a major instrument in resolving the region’s socio-economic issues, supporting business, launching new production lines, forming a modern social infrastructure, and reducing unemployment, which has become the main social headache in the region.”
The two officials discussed issues related to agro-industrial and industrial production and the development of tourism in the region, including the Arkhyz project. Moreover, the prime minister highlighted the situation in the construction sector and the education modernisation programme in Karachayevo-Circassia.
Vladimir Putin and Sergei Frank discussed progress in the fleet modernisation programme, Sovcomflot’s involvement in major projects, including those in the Arctic, the company’s contract portfolio, and the quality of the Russian shipbuilding industry’s products.