Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Irkutsk, where on Friday he will meet with Governor Igor Yesipovsky and hold an expanded meeting of the Russian State Council. The main topic will be anti crisis measures and support for the real sector of the economy developed in the regions. The meeting will include senior federal officials, heads of major companies and governors of many regions of the country.
President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev arrived on a special flight in Irkutsk on Thursday evening. At the airport, he was greeted by a delegation of the government of the Irkutsk Region headed by the region’s governor Igor Esipovsky.On Friday, Dmitry Medvedev will hold a meeting with Igor Esipovsky, after which an expanded session of the State Council of the Russian Federation will take place, where it is planned to discuss measures to support the real sector of the economy. The session will be devoted to anti-crisis measures being developed in the regions. The State Council will be attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia Igor Shuvalov, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina. Transport Minister Sergei Levitin and others. Also arriving in Irkutsk will be Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref, CEO of RUSAL Oleg Deripaska. Viktor Vekselberg - Executive Director for Gas Business Development of TNK-BP. And governors of many constituent entities of the federation.