Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref reported on the state of the Russian economy and prospects for its development. Mr Gref said that in the first four months of the year industrial output had risen by 6.3%, including 7.1% in April. In the previous years, higher figures had only been posted in July 2002 when production growth was a record 7.8%.
Mr Gref also told Mr Putin about work on a plan to carry out the main goals of the President’s State of the Nation address.