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.”
“In developing the Russian aviation and space industries, we fully understand that our achievements in this sphere do not merely reflect the prestige of our country, important though this is. They also ensure our defence capabilities and our national security, and create the conditions necessary for the country’s modern economic growth and technological advancement. <…> The key here is to create new opportunities for the self-realisation of the people”.
“We are willing to introduce the so-called integration coefficient – that is, decreasing coefficient for energy. This is direct assistance and support, though it isn’t a gift. This coefficient improves Russian businesses’ position in the Belarusian market, so they are willing to meet their Belarusian partners halfway. This position has been coordinated at the political level. The Russian government and president support it”.
“Our key task is to ensure high practical returns on the use of union budget money. I am referring above all to the implementation of joint programmes. I think that we should place more emphasis on projects involving innovation. <…> In the final analysis, the joint work of research, engineering centres and industrial enterprises will enable us to form a common scientific and technological space in the Union State, and that, as you know, is the key aim that we set ourselves in our joint work”.
"The construction industry is one of the most important to our economy, and to the economy of any developed nation. There are huge challenges before you – to build new industrial facilities, new roads, tunnels, bridges and other infrastructure. There are huge challenges in housing construction. In the near future we must double the number of housing built across the nation (up to 140 million square metres a year)".
"We should focus <…> on interactions between the state and business. I am talking about state guarantees. This instrument is all about the commitment of the government and of the country, and it is an important factor for attracting funds to major infrastructure, high-tech and export-oriented projects".
"We see positive dynamics in demography. At stake here is not only an increase in birth rate but also reduction of the mortality rate. I believe there has been a decline in the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases, 4.5%; cancer, 1.1%; road accidents, 5.7%; and tuberculosis, 6.3%. Overall, the dynamics are positive".
"Both the charter and the composition of the supervisory council of the Strategic Initiatives Agency have been approved <…>. The supervisory council includes representatives of the business community and public organisations, as well as heads of regions with experience of supporting entrepreneurship and the modernisation of the social sphere; they've been selected and appointed. I would like to call on everyone <…> to support the Strategic Initiatives Agency in every way".
"In my mind, what matters most is the realisation of our roots, the awareness of our identity. When we have this awareness, it is easier to get our bearings today and acquire a vision for the future. That really matters".
"I want to reiterate that this work and its finds show how deep our nation’s cultural roots reach. Look, Greeks lived here. Khazars came next. Adygs and Circassians appeared later on the borders of this land, and then it was conquered by Turkey. Then Russia incorporated it. But peoples did not just come and go – each left traces of its culture, and a culture’s soul is realised in the artefacts you find. It is always present in traditions. <…> Your work opens our eyes to the deep sources of our present-day culture".
