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.”
"Finland is not only our good neighbour and friend but also a major trade and economic partner. Last year our trade grew by 28%, and by another 24% in the first five months of this year. We must do everything we can in order to maintain this pace. We see nervousness and turbulence in the international markets, but there is a lot we can do to ensure that our bilateral ties develop rhythmically and as planned, and to make sure that everything is on the rise".
“It should cater for the labour market – local, regional or possibly national, but mainly to the local and regional ones. This requires teamwork from the business community, industry and education. Our top corporations and successful companies, including medium-sized ones, should be in close contact with universities and secondary schools to arrange students’ practical experience and to implement financial support programmes for students. That is the way to interest businesses in employing these students after graduation.”
“We must show respect to people of a different culture, different faith or different ethnic background. On the other hand – I have said this on many occasions, but I can repeat it – people who move to a different region within Russia must be respectful of the local culture and customs, the local language and the people with whom they chose to live side by side. <…> Russia’s diversity gives it strength. It is a source of our grandeur.”
“We are implementing new services with the help of Sberbank. These new services can be applied to the pension sphere, too. <…> Accounting must not only be reliable but also technically up to date. I have already said that we are implementing the e-government, where we envisage the use of cutting-edge accounting and information applications in every field, pensions are no exception.”
“A young person’s role in politics should not be limited to the Popular Front. This is just a tool to set things in motion, to encourage fresh talent to get involved. The ultimate goal is to find creative ways to respond to the modern challenges facing the nation. <…>I’d be happy to see more and more young people devote themselves, like you, to social and IT activity.”
“I advocate the advancement of modern technology and its use as a tool for development, not as a weapon in criminal hands. This should be a development vehicle. And I’m really glad our younger generation uses modern communication technology and that many older people embrace it, too.”
“The implementation of each of your projects is a small but substantial input in making Russia a stronger and healthier country. This is exactly the medicine that our country needs most. The most important thing is the consolidation of people with different political views and ideas about the future. Their consolidation based on love for their homeland is the most important thing now.”
“We are now restoring the system of training world-class athletes that must defend our colours at international competitions – and from there, it trickles down. Every level should have its own area of responsibility. <…>We will encourage your municipal colleagues to create the conditions necessary for effectively addressing your challenges. In the end, the success of our national teams depends on your effective work.”
“Most of Russia’s regions are successfully implementing the programme to protect and support young people leaving orphanages. A lot is being done to help them integrate into their communities, get vocational training, and find decent jobs. Our duty is, of course, to provide orphaned and abandoned children with quality housing and protect them from all sorts of abuses to which they might otherwise fall victim.”
“What should we do to implement our huge tourist potential? First of all, we should invest in modern engineering and transport infrastructure. Second, we should create conditions to attract private businesses to the hospitality industry, reducing the costs of hotel and shopping construction and the arrangement of catering and other services. The federal programme for the advancement of tourism aims to do just that.”
“We expect that by the year 2018, our tourist inflow will grow more than sixfold to 23 million people, up from 3.6 million in 2010. The number of people who spend their vacations in Russia is expected to increase 1.5-fold to 45 million, up from 29 million. Consequently, the market of paid tourist services will increase 4.7-fold, from 88 billion to 417 billion roubles.”
“Furthermore, we are to confirm the federal targeted programme “On the Advancement of Domestic and Foreign Tourism in Russia in 2011-2018”. <…> Only 30% of this country’s tourist potential is currently being used. As we all know, Russia has ample resources for recreational tourism in almost all of its regions. We rank 4th in terms of global natural wealth, which may well be an understatement, given the country’s unmatched vastness and diversity.”
“The activity of the agency should be striking and multifaceted, it should change existing stereotypes and overcome the barriers of which there are, unfortunately, still so many.”
“The Agency should operate throughout the country. In my view, it’s extremely important to enable young, talented individuals to promote their ideas and implement their projects on the ground.”
“Domestic production is a distinct priority in the supply of weapons to the Russian armed forces. At the same time, this equipment must be cutting edge, advanced and affordable. I would like to stress that it must be affordable for the customer and for the Ministry of Defence, which means it must be affordable for the government.”
“In 2011, an unprecedented amount of funding was allocated towards the purchase and modernisation of equipment, arms, research and development in defence. In modern Russia, we have never set aside this kind of money before: 750 billion roubles in one year! <…>The government expects that this huge sum will be used efficiently in order to improve the performance of the organisations involved in the defence industry and state procurement.”
“Electricity, water and gas networks, as well as roads and other communications must be built quickly enough for low-rise development. The construction of housing should proceed almost concurrently, but it would be even better if social facilities were built ahead of housing. I am referring above all to outpatient clinics, childcare centres, shops and schools, in short everything that should be a part of a comprehensive environment in low-rise developments.”
“I believe we should introduce compulsory pre-adoption training courses for potential adoptive parents. <…>Such measures will decrease the risk of maltreatment of adopted children in their new households, helping to protect their lawful rights and interests. At the same time, we should make sure that new requirements don’t become an obstacle in the path to adoption. We must not create any additional material problems for potential adoptive parents. I think regional authorities should commit themselves to covering adoption expenses for Russian families.”
“Starting in 2013, most federal allocations will be distributed among specific targeted programmes. Budgetary funds will be channelled into government programmes in sectors crucial to our national development. I want to stress that we do not have in mind a formal redistribution of funds. The idea is to rethink the principles guiding government agencies’ work in order for them to perform their duties more responsibly, as well as to ensure that monetary allocations, along with regulatory mechanisms, taxes and customs duties, produce the desired results.”
