"I would like to extend my congratulations to you and the staff at Emergency Situations Ministry on your professional holiday. We would all like you to have as little work as possible. But when an emergency happens, people expect you to make consistent, practical and competent decisions. With you as the ministry's founder and head, your staff has never failed to do efficient work over the years. We can always count on your professionalism and courage in an emergency."
Vladimir Putin Meeting with Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu
