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.”
“The efficient occupational safety and health system must be based on modern information technologies that can also be used for statistical monitoring and to report on the situation in general, to analyse the data by industry and to provide a basic forecast. Such mechanisms must be introduced widely as soon as possible. As far as the scientific standards of occupational safety are concerned, we must use the most advanced regulations and standards of the International Labour Organisation as a benchmark. Such regulations must be our basic criteria for creating quality and safe jobs.”
“As the country's leading party, United Russia should use this election campaign primarily to create additional tools for reaching out to the public. We should use it as an opportunity to get a better understanding of the problems facing the nation as a whole and each individual citizen, as well as to think about possible solutions. It was with this purpose in mind that the Russian Popular Front was created, and we've made it a reality thanks to your involvement, assistance and support. This is why we have arranged for representatives of your organisations to join United Russia election lists for the State Duma.”
“The birth rate has gone up, infant mortality is decreasing... The situation is changing for the better. One of the initiatives that we are working on is opening modern well-equipped medical centres, and perinatal centres in particular. <…> I would like to clarify what has happened after the opening of these perinatal centres. I will quote some figures. In regions where such perinatal centres operate, infant mortality is diving. Thus, infant mortality in the Kirov Region dropped by over 12% after the launch of a perinatal centre. It has decreased by impressive 33% in the Ryazan Region.”
“For post-industrial countries and all of Europe, for instance, the demographic situation is the most pressing issue. Russia is no exception. Demography has, without exaggeration, a fundamental importance here. Each family in Russia and the country as a whole, as well as its future prospects – I am not afraid of such florid verbiage – depend immensely on how we address this problem.”
“We should gather this memory by tiny bits like you are doing and take care of living war veterans. We must give them credit for their feats during the war and the country's postwar restoration. We must treat with respect those who are still working and engaged in this upbringing. <…> What you have been doing comes from your hearts and this is the main thing. This will enable us to never forget about the feats of our fathers and grandfathers. We will educate our children in this vein in the spirit of love for our Homeland. This is one of the foundations of the Great Patriotic War – the memory of the heroic past of our ancestors and our Homeland.”
“Certainly, we would like major foreign partners boasting advanced technology, modern managerial concepts, education and research programmes to invest in the domestic power industry, the housing/municipal utilities sector and other infrastructure sectors. Naturally, this implies a new level of competition and a new level of quality regarding the services being provided to Russian citizens. This is a serious incentive for domestic companies to boost their efficiency and to implement production-modernisation programmes. This will result in real modernisation which must benefit the Russian economy and every Russian citizen.”
“The Central Bank of Russia estimates that the Russian economy has received about $31 billion worth of direct investment in January-September 2011. This is 20% more than in 2010. <…> Against the backdrop of today’s complicated global economic situation, our objective is to create the best investment climate we can to promote an influx of capital and its protection. This would allow investors to feel comfortable and to perceive our support and protection. This is the only way for us to win the competition in attracting capital.”
“We created this agency in order to provide talented and goal-oriented professionals with the opportunity for self-fulfillment <…> I very much hope that in the future, when forming the Russian government, (we have repeatedly discussed this with President Medvedev), we will pay attention to these people, keeping in mind that modern, efficient individuals are needed at all levels of power.”
“Broad implementation of the standard of support, and the organisation of such events – support to medium-sized businesses and to initiatives (which we have also been talking about since the beginning) – is a very important part of our work. We need to formulate our principles and to understand the current standard of a favourable business climate. I consider guaranteeing that investors' rights are observed by regional authorities to be of the most fundamental importance in this respect, if we are talking about these problems at the regional level. We need to simplify the arrival of new companies as much as possible, and to eliminate various barriers for launching projects, construction and manufacturing. <…> One of the key provisions of the standard I have mentioned is the set-up of a council for attracting investment in every region of Russia.”
