VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
“Support from Russian citizens has always helped us, and I’m confident that the government’s future line-up will rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary people. We must always remember how government-level decisions influence the lives of all ordinary Russian citizens.”
“Our first objective is to define what areas really need government oversight and come up with sound and justified mechanisms to protect people's rights. All procedures must be significantly improved, with duplicate and redundant functions eliminated. We must dispense with the potential for conflicts of interest. As in other areas [in healthcare and social security], we must re-examine paid consulting, expert and registration services. Low-ranking agencies should not become profitable businesses.”
“Also, I believe that in most cases it is possible to shift from licensing to notifications, i.e. declarations of quality in accordance with legislation. In addition, we must toughen the penal and administrative consequences for ignoring acting legislation and failing to meet commitments. This primarily applies to healthcare. The government must monitor the situation and respond to any health care violations that result in patient injury or risk of death.”
“The South Stream is one of these major projects. As you know this project has received broad international support. Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Serbia and Slovenia have already joined the project. All participants in the project, including Croatia, which has joined it today, will obviously stand to gain from it. The project will guarantee the stability of energy supplies to Europe and bring purely economic advantages to its participants.”
“Russia considers Croatia to be its important and reliable partner in the Balkans and in Europe as a whole. We have discussed in detail the entire agenda of Russian-Croatian relations and I'd like to note that they are intensive and diverse.”
“Fundamental changes are taking place in terms of our armed forces' equipment. During 2008-2009, long-term contracts were concluded for the supply of 130 warplanes. In the current year 2010, 27 aircraft, more than 50 helicopters and five battalions of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems will be purchased by the army. As you see, we are talking about high-volume supplies. Altogether, as laid down in the state armaments programme for the next 10 years, troops are to take delivery of over 1,500 new fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and something like 200 surface-to-air missile systems. As a result, no less than 80% of the air force's aviation equipment will be up-to-date and no less than 75% of its air defence systems will be new, which means a several-fold rise in our armed forces' combat capabilities.”
“The unification of systems currently used remains a pressing task. At the same time, further efforts should be made to improve their combat performance. Careful attention must be paid to the development and mass production of aircraft engines, and to improving the quality of structural materials and electronic chips.”
“The federal targeted programme for the Russian South and the programme for Ingushetia's development will require more than 43 billion roubles through 2016. In particular, 2.1 billion roubles will be allocated this year. This is a modest sum, meant to build the foundation for future comprehensive work. Seven billion roubles will be allocated next year, and funds will come in equal instalments after 2012. All told, the programme entails 130 projects.”
"Last year we quadrupled financial support for small and medium-sized businesses. I would like to stress that we must continue this policy because, as the available data suggest, it has created about 200,000 new jobs. At the same time we are gradually passing into a new stage, that of post-crisis development. Here we should pay more attention to the structure of small and medium-sized businesses and extend support to high-tech enterprises."
“I would like to emphasize that infrastructure development must be accompanied by serious investments in safety. It is essential that we guarantee a new level of anti-terrorism security, fire safety and technical monitoring of the tracks and rolling stock. Under the plan, 4.5 billion roubles will be invested to enhance railway safety in 2010.”
