President Putin meeting with the Cabinet members.
The President ordered the Foreign Ministry to step up work for the ratification of the Russian-Ukrainian agreements on the Azov and Black Sea basin, on the Common Economic Space and border issues. He called on the Government to analyse opportunities for a state credit to Belarus to cope with its gas problem.
The meeting discussed the social and economic situation in Russia, the development of the mortgage legislation, the prospects of developing tourism in the Far Eastern, Southern, Central and North-Western federal districts, and certain aspects of budget policy.
See also
Opening Remarks at a Meeting with the Cabinet Members
January 26, 2004