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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holds conference with his deputies
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that from now on, such conferences will be held on Mondays so that “we can discuss any current issues in a timely manner as well as to prepare for government meetings and Government Presidium meetings.”
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with head of the Republic of Tyva Sholban Kara-ool
The prime minister announced that he has issued a directive approving a programme of events celebrating the centenary of the union of Russia and Tyva and Kyzyl’s founding.
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“We see that much has been done and the results are impressive. The situation in the countryside is changing for the better. Livestock breeding has finally received serious investors, largely owing to state support and business initiatives."
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a government meeting
Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the new Cabinet members and outlined the top seven priority, milestone achievements that, in his opinion, Russia’s new government must address in the next six months. “How well we handle these problems will demonstrate the government’s real policy platform – as opposed to the one on paper,” he said.
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a budget policy meeting
“The government has to work to achieve its goals – and these goals are complex and ambitious…”
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“Today in Russia, as with any other developing democracy, a bill that directly concerns people’s interests becomes a focal point for broad discussion. Internet and telecommunications technology now allow the public to participate in drafting a law.”
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
The Prime Minister said he is sure that the integration processes that both the Belarusian president and he have been involved with in recent years will bear fruit for the development of their two countries and peoples.
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting on implementing the Presidential Executive Orders
“These directives imply a very fast pace for the government. We have little time to prepare for them – and we must implement them despite this distracting period of forming new federal executive bodies. We have to start today.”
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“These three months have shown that we are capable of working quickly and efficiently and that even the boldest ideas can be translated at least into directives. I hope that these directives, their implementation will help us create a fundamentally new environment for public dialogue and for the advancement of economic relations, an environment where anti-corruption standards will be applied they way they should.”
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“This holy relic accompanied our ancestors throughout the centuries, both in times of peace and in times of war.”
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Statoil ASA CEO Helge Lund
“We value our relations with our neighbours, Norway in particular, and I’m sure these projects will develop very favorably and will enjoy the Russian government’s unreserved support,” Putin said.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a conference on the development of the retail electricity market
The conference participants discussed new rules of the retail electricity market, which, in the opinion of the prime minister, “will protect the interests of legitimate consumers and suppliers of electricity, and will make it possible to guarantee a high level of competition while maintaining reliable electricity supplies.”
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“Despite my likely change of workplace, I hope to continue to work closely with the Strategic Initiatives Agency. I will support your work in every way possible, as will, I hope, the future government.”
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin thanked government members for their joint work and noted that “support from Russian citizens has always helped” the incumbent government. He expressed confidence that the future government would continue to rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary Russians, the prime minister stressed. Vladimir Putin said that work in the government during these “very difficult years” was “quite a challenge” and “he learned a lot from it”.
