February 8, 2010
Monday
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Speech at Ceremony Awarding the President’s Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists for 2009
“We need to create a new science infrastructure, a Russian system based on state attention and investment on the one hand, and on private investment, personal interest and, of course, moral incentives, on the other.”
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February 6, 2010
Saturday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Beginning of Meeting with President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev
“Tatarstan is currently one of the leading regions in our country. In my view it is a thriving area and you are directly responsible for this success. I would like to thank you most sincerely for this, for your work, for your contribution to the development of confederate relations, and for the many years that you have occupied this very important public office.”
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February 5, 2010
Friday
Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow
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Speech at Presentation by Foreign Ambassadors of their Letters of Credence
“One of the biggest tasks still before us is to reform the mechanisms guaranteeing global and regional security. A number of our ideas, including Russia’s proposal on drafting a new legally binding treaty on European security are receiving increasing support, and this is very pleasing to see. Conclusion of this new treaty we propose could set a good example for other parts of the world.”
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February 5, 2010
Friday
The Kremlin, Moscow
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Beginning of Meeting with the First President of Namibia Sam Nujoma
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February 4, 2010
Thursday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Opening Remarks at Meeting on Improving the Judicial System
“The investment climate in our country is directly dependent on the judicial system efficiency. Every time I meet with Russian entrepreneurs or foreign investors, they always say the same thing: if Russia is to have a first-class investment climate, the judicial system has to develop, mature and be able to effectively discharge its responsibilities.”
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February 4, 2010
Thursday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Beginning of Meeting with Executive Secretary of Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Lebedev
“The CIS, the main integration association in post-Soviet space, is in the process of changing. We all – and here I am referring to my fellow presidents, the Commonwealth leaders – proceed from the assumption that there is currently no other such structure, and that we must do everything we can to ensure that projects implemented within the framework of the CIS will benefit our nations and our peoples.”
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February 4, 2010
Thursday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Beginning of Meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu
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February 3, 2010
Wednesday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Opening Remarks at Meeting on Reforming the Interior Ministry
“The ministry’s work has come in for a lot of public scrutiny of late. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the ministry’s operation is in need of serious reform.”
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February 3, 2010
Wednesday
Gorki, Moscow Region
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Beginning of Meeting with Minister of Sport, Tourism, and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko and President of Russian Olympic Committee Leonid Tyagachev
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February 2, 2010
Tuesday
The Kremlin, Moscow
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Beginning of Meeting with President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo
"We have taken the strategic decision to develop our relations with Latin America and Caribbean countries. We believe this is very important in light of the balance of powers and interests in the world. Furthermore, it will help the development of economic, social, educational processes as well as help us address a range of global challenges such as climate change."
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February 2, 2010
Tuesday
The Kremlin, Moscow
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Opening Remarks at Meeting on Investment Climate in Russia
“Creating comfortable investment environment is essentially the most important goal that we have yet to achieve, even though everybody here understands that investments are a crucial factor of innovative development, and one of the main variables for successfully modernising our economy. This is a key challenge for the immediate future and for the upcoming years.”
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February 2, 2010
Tuesday
The Kremlin, Moscow
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Beginning of Meeting with Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Pavel Astakhov
“The challenge for representatives such as Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights is to create momentum, to respond to the most complex situations, to propose measures to improve laws and enforcement practices, but all the basic, everyday work has to be done by civil society, by non-profit organisations.”
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January 29, 2010
Friday
Taganrog
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Opening Remarks at Meeting with Representatives of the Russian and Foreign Theatrical Communities
“Theatre is something very particular, and this is becoming especially clear now at this time of the global information explosion, which raises the issue of how the arts in general are going to develop, what will happen to theatre, and to what extent theatre can compete with new forms of creative expression. These questions are eternal, no doubt, but at the same time they are relevant today, because we really are living in the global information age.”
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