Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with political scientists
“We have been quite efficient until now, and this allows me to say that we will continue being just as efficient as in previous years."
Vladimir Putin said that a “representative group” should be set up to work locally on a roadmap to resolve the issues facing the territory’s industries.
The performance of the energy industry during the winter period was discussed, as well as some issues related to natural gas supplies to European countries. The Prime Minister issued instructions to exert maximum efforts to satisfy foreign partners' demand while the top priority of the energy industry in general and Gazprom in particular is to meet demand inside the Russian Federation.
“There are obvious problems here: there are hazardous living conditions in the area. But should people live in these conditions? There are cracks in the walls that open up onto the street…”
“Over the last four years we have built 300 indoor ice rinks across the country. That is about as many as were built during the Soviet period. But that is obviously not enough. Part of the reason is that more and more people are playing sports.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with members of the business community in Perm
The Prime Minister said that the Perm Region economy was a cross-section of the whole Russian economy.