President of Russia
  • Events
  • Structure
  • Videos and Photos
  • Documents
  • Contacts
  • Search
  • Search this website
President of Russia
Mobile version

President's
website
sections

  • Events
  • Structure
  • Videos and Photos
  • Documents
  • Contacts
  • Search
  • Search
  • For the Media
  • Subscribe
  • Directory
  • Version for People with Disabilities
  • YouTube Channel
  • Русский

President's
website
resources

  • President of RussiaCurrent resource
  • The Constitution of Russia
  • State Insignia
  • Send a Letter
  • Vladimir Putin’s Personal Website

Special
animal welfare
projects

  • Amur tiger
  • Beluga whale
  • Polar bear
  • Snow leopard
  • Far Eastern leopard

Legal
and technical
information

  • About website
  • Using website content
  • Personal data of website users
  • Contact website team

All content on this site is licensed under

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Presidential Executive Office2023
Events

Dmitry Medvedev made a working visit to Buryatia

August 24, 2009
17:00
None
None
None
None
None
None
None

The situation in the Siberian Federal District following the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station was the first subject on the agenda at a meeting on the district’s social and economic development that Dmitry Medvedev held in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia.

The irreplaceable loss of human lives is the accident’s most tragic result, the President said. Mr Medvedev expressed once more his condolences to the families of those killed and missing, and said that the priority now is to give them the help they need.

Whatever the accident’s causes, it is a tragic reminder of the critical importance of the systems controlling the safety and general state of Russian industry’s infrastructure. In a number of cases this infrastructure is no longer effective and requires urgent modernisation.

The President also noted the need to step up oversight of the technical state of power stations and energy systems. The Russian Technical Supervision Agency and the Ministry of Energy have already received instructions to carry out a review of technical equipment at all of Russia’s hydroelectric stations.

The accident has also brought to the fore issues of workplace discipline and the professional level of personnel – areas in which there are shortcomings to work on.

Looking at the current priority tasks, the President said it is important to ensure that there is no unjustified rise in electricity price. The Russian Federation Government has already received instructions on this issue, Mr Medvedev said

During his visit, President Medvedev held a working meeting with President of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn to discuss the social and economic situation in the republic.

Mr Medvedev also visited the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, saw the workshops and got an overview of the production process and the aircraft the plant manufactures.

OAO Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is the only aircraft maker and defence industry enterprise in Russia that makes both planes and helicopters. It manufactures Mi-8 and Mi-171 helicopters for transport, passenger, search and rescue, and representation needs. It also produces various versions of the Su-25 aircraft, and the Su-39 attack aircraft.

Earlier in the day, Mr Medvedev visited the Ivolga Datsan Buddhist monastery. Accompanied by the head of Russia’s Buddhists, the Bandida Khambo-lama, Damba Ayusheyev, Mr Medvedev visited the Monastery’s main temple (dugan) Sogchen, and then visited the palace of the XII Bandida Khambo-lama, Dashi Dorzho Itigilov. The President then had a cup of tea with the Buddhist lamas.

During his conversation with the Bandida Khambo-lama, Mr Medvedev said that Russia’s Buddhists are making an important contribution to strengthening interethnic dialogue and social concord.

The Ivolga Datsan, located in the village of Verkhnyaya Ivolga, is the Russian Buddhist Central Spiritual Board’s (Buddhist traditional Sangkha) biggest and most important monastery. It is also home to the residence of the Bandida Khambo-lama, Damba Ayusheyev, the head of the Buddhist traditional Sangkha.

See also

Beginning of Meeting with Russian Buddhists
August 24, 2009
Concluding Remarks at Meeting on the Siberian Federal District’s Economic and Social Development
August 24, 2009
Transcript of Meeting on Siberian Federal District’s Social and Economic Development
August 24, 2009
Visit to Buryatia
August 24, 2009

Publication status

Published in section: News

Publication date: August 24, 2009, 17:00

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/5266

Text version

Text
7
Photo

Share
Direct link
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/5266
Share
  • VK
  • LiveJournal
  • Send by email
  • Print
Send by email

Official Website of the President of Russia:

Dmitry Medvedev made a working visit to Buryatia

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/5266

Last updated at March 20, 2015, 18:02

Официальные сетевые ресурсы

Президента России

Official Internet Resources

of the President of Russia

Русский Английский
  • For the Media
  • Version for People with Disabilities
  • Telegram channel
  • YouTube Channel
  • State Insignia
  • Send a Letter
  • Vladimir Putin’s Personal Website
  • Putin. 20 years

Presidential Executive Office
2023