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.”
"That is why we are going to amend fire safety regulations and make changes in the Criminal Code and the Administrative Offences Code. I am confident this will help stop those who literally play with fire trying to make some easy money."
"We should develop long-term re-equipment programmes and adjust them to the objectives of the Armed Forces. And within these programmes, the defence industry should approve plans for modernisation, technological development, research and design, and the serial production of military equipment for the Armed Forces."
"We have held several meetings to discuss the situation in the defence industry lately. We will continue to work on this issue. But it is clear for now that we should not only increase funding. Funding is, of course, very important, but it cannot not solve all the problems. We must significantly increase the quality of the hardware we produce, improve production chains and provide personnel for the defence industry."
"Today we will discuss 2010 defence spending, which has reached more than 1.17 trillion roubles, 8% more than in 2009. Defence spending has been increased considerably to support defence companies and related industries. But the most important thing is to accomplish our strategic objective: reforming the Russian Army and the Navy, improving their combat readiness and mobility."
"$35 billion in foreign direct investment has been channelled into the Russian economy from January through September 2009. This is a good result given the global financial and economic crisis."
"I would like to start with the application of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to invest 4.6 billion roubles (approximately $150 million) in a private Russian commercial bank. This is a good example of interaction between private Russian businesses and a leading international financial institution. Investments in banking are especially important during the ongoing global financial crisis. I am pleased that the value of our banks is increased not only through long-term state allocations but also through private investment and with funds provided by international financial institutions."
"Enterprises in the housing and utilities sector must react promptly to these macroeconomic conditions because funding shortages will continue to increase, and the degradation of the utilities network will become unacceptable. Naturally, no one has the right to speculate and misuse these macroeconomic indices in this sensitive public sphere and to unjustifiably inflate the costs of these services. Unfortunately, this does happen sometimes. The federal government is trying to limit the rise in these costs, the utilities tariffs, and will continue to monitor this process".
“One more priority is to upgrade domestically sourced production. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with our shipbuilders using foreign technology and components. But we realize full well that in perspective we must develop a modern domestic industry to develop components, which would allow us to fill orders for related industries.”
“We must make similar breakthroughs in military shipbuilding. It is absolutely necessary to develop a long-term programme as soon as possible. It should meet the Navy's requirements and include current objectives based on 30-year forecasts. This is our minimum programme. a meeting on providing the Navy with new weapons and military hardware at the Admiralty Shipyards.”
"We often say that the Russian Armed Forces must become more compact, mobile and combat-effective and that the proportion of modern hardware in the equipment mix should be brought to 70% by 2020. This fully applies to the Navy, whose provision with new equipment we will discuss today."
“A draft law has been prepared to oblige thermal power stations to create fuel stocks in advance to ensure proper operation in autumn and winter. We touched on this issue early this year and even at the end of last year, if I'm not mistaken. We are introducing the mandatory inspection of facilities such as power stations, transmission lines and heating lines to verify their readiness for the cold season. Such work is being carried out now, but a targeted law will make it systemic, defining the obligations and responsibilities of the state and businesses in ensuring a reliable supply of heat and electricity to consumers.”
“I suggest we look at this issue from a broader perspective, considering conceptual approaches to tariff regulations. We must seek understandable and transparent tariff prescription policies to make tariff rates economically justified and not burdensome for the people and the economy. In addition, all bills must be based entirely on meter readings so that people will not have to pay for something they don't consume. Naturally, tariff policy must ensure investment attractiveness of the industry's infrastructure, promoting increased service reliability and quality, energy conservation and the application of the most efficient technological solutions.”
“The centralised website of government and municipal services was launched on December 15. It contains information about major services whose list was endorsed by the government, as well as a number of other services for individuals and companies. It is necessary to continue implementing our plan to switch to the provision of electronic services in the near future. Each department has a rigid schedule which should be observed without fail.”
“I have endorsed a list of products which should be bought for federal needs exclusively at electronic tenders. The list includes 23 items: food products, printing materials, office furniture, cars, and others. This is an anti-corruption measure because the use of the Internet excludes personal contacts between government officials and the suppliers of goods when an order is placed. Moreover, such auctions save considerable budget funds, as the practice bears out.”
"Along with the restoration of monuments of historic and architectural interest, the Institute of the National Languages and Culture of the Finno-Ugric Peoples will be established at the University of Mordovia in Saransk. This institute is intended to become the centre of Finno-Ugric research and educational projects."
“Our strategic objective is to create the conditions in Russia, in particular in the Republic of Mordovia, that will allow the Finno-Ugric languages and culture to flourish, their rich legacy to be studied, and their friendly contacts with related ethnicities in other countries to be expanded.”
“Indeed, if Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance pool our efforts in areas of common interest, we can achieve good results. This applies to combating international terrorism, controlling the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and delivery vehicles for these weapons, and fighting organized crime and illegal drug trafficking.”
“Our cooperation also looks promising in the banking and financial sectors, high technology, communications and telecommunications. The joint venture GTel Mobile, which includes Russian VympelKom, is a successful mobile phone operator. And yesterday a Vietnamese-Russian bank opened a subsidiary in Moscow. We have also done well in mechanical engineering. The KamAZ Truck Plant is a leader here and continues to be active in the Vietnamese market despite tough competition. It has already produced more than 1,500 trucks in Vietnam.”
“Today Rosatom (The State Atomic Energy Corporation) and Inter RAO UES signed a memorandum of understanding with their Vietnamese friends. In future this agreement will allow them to develop full-scale relations in such a promising area as the civilian nuclear industry. We are ready to help our Vietnamese partners in implementing their national programme for the development of the nuclear power industry until 2020."
