“He was a musical genius of the 20th century, a man his country is rightly proud of. Moreover, he was not only a brilliant musician but also an outstanding humanitarian and simply a wonderful person.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Government Presidium meeting
“Current procedures and regulations at all stages – from registering land plots for construction and approving projects to connecting newly built residential buildings with utilities – have to be simplified as much as possible. I am speaking about the entire range of issues related to reducing and removing all administrative barriers during construction.”
Vladimir Putin meets with agricultural producers from the Voronezh Region
The Government of the Russian Federation will continue its agriculture support programme, the prime minister said at a meeting with representatives of Voronezh Region agricultural enterprises.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting in Voronezh on preparations for spring field work
“Russian agriculture is showing very good numbers and prospects for further growth.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Voronezh Governor Alexei Gordeyev
The meeting focused on the defence sector. In the prime minister's opinion, instead of modernising outdated defence enterprises, it is advisable in certain instances to build new ones in the Russian regions as long as the working staff of operating defence plants are retained. The meeting also addressed the issues of pay for teachers and healthcare modernisation.