On a working visit to Vladivostok, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a ceremony to mark the opening to traffic of the bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait

“I am confident that a huge number of people will use it, people who live in Vladivostok and on Russky Island, and people who travel here, tourists from other parts of Russia and from abroad. And it will simply be a very beautiful piece of engineering, showcasing the engineering talents, architectural inventiveness and creative potential of our people.”

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visits the construction site of a student centre of the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holds working meeting with Primorye Territory Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky

Mr Medvedev and Mr Miklushevsky discussed priority objectives of regional development. During the conversation, the Prime Minister stressed that large-scale and inexpensive construction projects are the most important thing. For his part, the Governor said that the creation of a comfortable environment is a priority aspect of the Primorye Territory’s socio-economic development. An environment like this will induce people to come here, rather than leave the region.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev lays flowers at the grave of East Siberia Governor General Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky and speaks with local people

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visits a neighbourhood under construction in Vladivostok’s Patrokl Bay

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holds a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions Mikhail Shmakov

Dmitry Medvedev said that the government plans to continue raising salaries for education, healthcare, culture and social services employees.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a government meeting

“We will honour all our social commitments despite the difficult global economic situation.”