Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on flight safety in civil aviation
“Of course, no one is insured against air accidents, which happen in all countries with an aviation industry, even those that have the latest aircraft. However, over the past few months there has been a series of plane crashes and incidents in Russia. This is yet another cause to seriously consider what is going on in that industry.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron
Vladimir Putin noted that last year Britain was Russia’s leading trade and economic partner in terms of current investments. However, he also highlighted the unfortunate fact that investment in the real economy remains modest.
“The Russian economy is projected to fully overcome the consequences of the economic downturn by the beginning of next year and to continue to grow, providing stable revenues to the federal treasury.”
“This equipment is a source of pride for Russia and visible proof of our defence industry’s enormous potential – in terms of research, personnel and production.”
The economy of the Sverdlovsk Region has reached its pre-crisis levels, with its industrial production and gross regional product growing two times more quickly than the average in the country, Misharin said. He proposed setting up an exposition centre in Nizhny Tagil to exhibit ground military equipment. Putin approved of the initiative, and offered government support.