Medvedev to hold session of Presidential Council on Strategic Development
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will hold a session of the presidium of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects devoted to education and healthcare. The governmental press service said that participants in the session will discuss priority projects in these spheres, as well as issues of financial support for priority projects and programs in the main spheres of strategic development in the...
Medvedev meets New Zealand PM at East Asia Summit in Laos
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is taking part in the East Asia summit in Laos’ capital city of Vientiane, today met with his counterpart from New Zealand John Key. The two premiers exchanged greetings in English in the presence of journalists and continued their conversation behind closed doors. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko earlier told journalists talks between the two countries’ heads of government...
Medvedev discusses Chinese premier’s upcoming visit to Russia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has held a meeting with Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang. The heads of government are taking part in the opening East Asia summit in Laos today. Medvedev and Li Keqiang discussed bilateral relations and also the preparation for the Chinese premier’s upcoming visit to Russia. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a forum for dialogue among the leaders of...
Medvedev: ‘Russia never leaves it’s compatriots behind the red line’
Russia will defend the interests of its citizens in any part of the world, the leader of the parliamentary majority party United Russia, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, said at a major international political forum in Moscow on Monday. “The protection of the rights and interests of Russian citizens in foreign nations remains among our most important tasks,” Medvedev told the participants of the “In Unity with Russia” Forum on Monday....
Putin, Medvedev to meet with members of Russian Olympic team
President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meet with the Russian medal-winning members of Team Russia at the 31st Summer Olympic Games, the Kremlin press service said. The governmental press service said the meeting with the Olympic athletes would be held after a gala reception on Ivanovskaya Square in the Kremlin. Presidential aide Igor Levitin, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, and the Russian Olympic Committee...