Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with head of the Republic of Yakutia Yegor Borisov
The prime minister said that the Russian Far East remains a priority of the government. Although the budget has been reviewed in view of the global financial situation, this will not affect the main elements of the Far East projects.
The main topic of conversation was the role of the medical community and other self-regulated professional communities. The prime minister emphasised that they can only be effective when they “have the right to put things in order” their respective spheres.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with King Juan Carlos I of Spain
“I am glad that we have met, because each such meeting advances the Russian-Spanish dialogue and cooperation,” Dmitry Medvedev told King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a government meeting
“Every permanent resident of the inundated communities must receive 160,000 roubles, including 100,000 from the federal budget and 60,000 from the territorial budget, regardless of the extent of property losses incurred…”
“Trade between our countries has reached a record level. It has never been so high,” Dmitry Medvedev said during the meeting. In his words, this is the result of the two nations’ cooperation and integration in the Union State and the Customs Union.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks with his Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich
The Russian prime minister said he will do everything for “our Union State to develop and prosper.”
“Long-term Russian-Belarusian economic relations must be based not only on Russian supplies to Belarus and vice versa, but on joint projects that promote integration,” said the Russian prime minister.
Dmitry Medvedev holds a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
The Russian prime minister said that this was his first meeting as chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State.
Dmitry Medvedev and Mikhail Myasnikovich hold a joint news conference
“Today, Russian-Belarusian cooperation in all areas is very meaningful, open and effective,” the Russian prime minister said.