Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with experts analysing the budget policy guidelines for 2013 and the planning period of 2014-2015

The Prime Minister said that the experts’ opinion is important to the government “at least as an indicator of expert attitude towards our priorities and our approaches to drafting the state budget for the next few years.”

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holds a government meeting

Dmitry Medvedev inspects barley harvest in the village of Ilovlya while on a working visit to the Volgograd Region

On a visit to a farm, the prime minister said that he had signed a resolution to extend fuel price reductions for agricultural producers.

Dmitry Medvedev meets with Governor of the Volgograd Region Sergei Bozhenov

The discussion centred on rural problems caused by the drought and the land improvement programme in the region. The prime minister emphasised the need to support people during bad harvests.

Dmitry Medvedev talks with residents of the village of Ilovlya

Dmitry Medvedev gives interview to The Times newspaper (United Kingdom)

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev holds a meeting of the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment

“Our task is to prevent any damage to our national interests, on the one hand, and to minimise administrative barriers and expand the range of industries with good investment prospects.”

Dmitry Medvedev gave an interview to The Times during his working visit to Great Britain. The complete text of the interview will be published on the Russian Government website on July 30, at 7 am Moscow time

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev watches volleyball match between Russia and Great Britain women's teams at the London Olympics

Dmitry Medvedev visits Russian mobile television station, being tested out at the Olympic Games in London