January 3, 2009
Saturday
Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi
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Speech at the meeting with athletes competing in the parallel slalom world cup
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December 31, 2008
Wednesday
Gorky, Moscow Region
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The Beginning of the Meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
“A regrettable new tradition has emerged in recent years, which is that just when everyone is getting ready to celebrate the new year, our Ukrainian partners start gas supply negotiations with us … And we can only recommend one thing to our Ukrainian partners, that they move quickly towards making a reasonable decision, and not to condemn their citizens to great hardship.”
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December 31, 2008
Wednesday
Moscow
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New Years Address to the Nation
“This year our nation has been sorely tested and has come through it all confidently and with dignity thanks to you, its citizens. I am sure that no matter what difficulties await us in the future, we will be able to overcome them. And the state will do everything necessary to ensure this.”
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December 30, 2008
Tuesday
Gorky, Moscow region
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Opening address at the meeting of the Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign States
“The majority of the defence industry in Russia and the CIS were built on the basis of a unified defence system and are to a great extent interlinked. We must think about how we can best develop this cooperation especially as it would allow the significant strengthening of the defence capabilities of the CIS countries.”
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December 29, 2008
Monday
The Government House, Moscow
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Opening remarks at the Cabinet Meeting
“I would like to ask all members of government, as well as our colleagues from the State Duma and the Federation Council, to pay particularly close attention to social services, because that is the area that most interests citizens, and while perhaps we can limit any of our spending in other areas, social services should remain our highest priority in government development.”
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December 27, 2008
Saturday
Moscow
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Speech at the celebration of Rescue Workers Day
“The Ministry works as a single mechanism. That is the reason why you are able to deal with the challenges that stand before you, because, in essence, nearly every day, Ministry of Emergency Situations employees perform heroic deeds in the direct sense of that word.”
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December 26, 2008
Friday
Gorky, Moscow Region
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Opening remarks at the meeting with representatives of the expert community on issues of counteracting the financial and economic crisis
“Despite the fact that the government is taking fairly active and serious measures to counteract the financial and economic crisis, it is always imperative to listen to different points of view: the views of the experts, and those of the business community.”
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December 26, 2008
Friday
Gorky, Moscow Region
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Beginning of Working Meeting with Prosecutor General Yury Chaika
“Controlling the observance of citizens’ labour rights is a very important issue for the near future.”
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December 25, 2008
Thursday
Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow
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Opening address at the joint meeting of the State Council and the Security Council
“We can state directly that cooperation with CIS countries has a unique, high-priority importance for our country. The key challenge is to ensure that Russia has stable and amicable surroundings, and to also use common advantages with these countries to encourage the growth of our country’s competitive advantage, to successfully integrate into regional and global processes and, of course, to develop full-fledged humanitarian ties and provide rights to our compatriots.”
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