President Putin at a funeral service for Sakhalin Regional Governor Igor Farkhutdinov and members of the regional government killed in a helicopter crash on August 20, 2003.
These tragic events must not affect the work of the authorities. Residents of Sakhalin should be certain that all problems of the Oblast will be solved efficiently and without errors, said Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the heads of municipal bodies of the Sakhalin Oblast. The President stressed that in this matter, a great deal depends on the heads of municipal bodies.
Vladimir Putin asked K. Pulikovsky to pay special attention to Sakhalin. Among the issues which must be kept under control by all levels of government, the President singled out work on next year’s budget.