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.”
"I would like to remind you that the Russian Federation currently holds the presidency of the Baltic Sea States Council. Just lately, several days ago, I signed off on the plan for the Russian Government's work as President of the Baltic Sea States Council. We are completing, have completed the practical work on the plan to improve the Baltic Sea environment for 2010-2012. It includes specific projects such as the building of purification facilities, including in the Kaliningrad Region."
"Import replacement is not an end in itself. Sometimes it makes more sense to operate within an international division of labour getting cheap quality products from our partners abroad. But in some cases we should of course seek to replace imports because even in the areas that seem to be far removed from defence and security matters, in the final analysis, many things connected with the defence industry cross over into the civilian market. We cannot afford to ignore that."
"Our goal is not to close the domestic market and perpetuate backward technology, but, on the contrary, to create truly competitive production facilities which put out quality consumer goods that are in demand."
"The last decade has made obvious the importance of direct government participation in the development and promotion of domestic film making, supporting film studios, and securing contracts for related organisations. We have managed not only to preserve the cinematographic personnel and industrial infrastructure, and all those present know how difficult it was to achieve this in the early and middle 1990s and the early 2000s, but we have done this, and also managed to elevate our film industry to a new level, primarily in sales revenues and in production capacity."
"We have a great cinematographic legacy. Our films traditionally receive prestigious awards at international festivals. However, our films have not yet won a mass foreign audience. In other words, we are still unable to exert in full measure economic and cultural influence, which is one of the most important and serious tasks of national film making."
"Needless to say, the financial crisis has had an adverse effect on the development of the film making infrastructure, or in simpler terms, the construction of new movie theatres and other facilities. However, the growth of box-office revenue from Russian films is a positive change. It has reached 15% in the last nine months. Other industries have been in decline, but box-office revenue has increased by 15% in the last nine months. The Government can render financial aid, help acquire equipment and build the infrastructure. It can help streamline the educational process, as we are doing at VGIK. But the Government cannot force spectators see what they are not interested in. This is what creativity is all about."
"Relations between our countries, including our political ties, regulatory agreements and economic cooperation, have been developing very well recently. Bilateral trade grew considerably last year, by over 40%. Unfortunately, it has fallen by more than 40% in the first months of the year, but there is a clear tendency for revival. The overall decline is currently less than 20%."
"We are grateful to the Danish Government for giving permission for the construction of the Nord Stream gas transmission system through Danish territorial waters and part of the Danish exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. We greatly appreciate this prompt and sound decision on the part of our colleagues. It is an example of a measured, politically unbiased approach towards energy issues and energy cooperation in Europe."
"The budget for 2010 focuses on social programmes, with one of its key articles dealing with a large-scale pension reform. We all know a lot about this issue, and have discussed it a lot. Pension allocations will account for roughly 10% of the gross domestic product-an unprecedented amount that will increase pensions by an average 46% throughout the year."
