Security Council Meeting Devoted to Measures to Implement the Annual Address to the Federal Assembly.Part 3
June 20,2006
The Kremlin,Moscow
Заседание Совета Безопасности, посвященном мерам по реализации Послания Федеральному Собранию
20 июня 2006 года
Москва,Кремль
I believe that today we will determine the crucial directions of our long-term demographic policy. Our policy must take into account all aspects of the situation, including lowering the high death rate. We must analyze its causes extremely carefully. Today the Russian death rate is the highest in Europe. More than 700 thousand people of working age die each year in Russia. Along with this I would emphasize that we have few in-depth studies of demographic problems in Russia. We must undertake this work in a systematic and purposeful way. We need this kind of information and analysis.
I would also suggest that we transform the Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects into the Council for National Projects and Demographic Policy. This would allow us to better coordinate our work in this sector.
Our discussion must produce concrete results that will act as a basis for our further work.
The third theme consists in improving military security. A year has gone by since we made a decision on the development prospects for Russias Armed Forces by 2015. A number of measures have already been implemented. In particular we have provided support for strategic nuclear forces and we are continuing to form combat-ready units in the regular forces. A significant part of regular forces is now staffed on a contractual basis.
We were able to stabilize the Armed Forces financial situation. We have started taking action to resolve the problem of providing housing for servicemen. We have started a mortgage loan system. General tendencies all show that we are emerging from the crisis situation which plagued Russias Armed Forces for a long time.
However, while the general dynamic is a positive one, the process of equipping the army and navy with new modern equipment is proceeding poorly. We are still lagging behind in our efforts to provide the army and the navy with modern weapons systems, and I would like to stress it - weapon systems.
In connection with this, in the third quarter of 2006 the government should determine a list of fundamental crucial military technologies and, in the interests of allocating budgetary resources in the most effective way, determine how these technologies will be financed and to what extent they support developing and maintaining the Armed Forces. I also believe that it is expedient to create a new section of the budget entitled The Modernisation of the Armed Forces and other Forces.
Analyzing the state of affairs in the defense industry has shown that this industry does not guarantee that the Armed Forces receive the necessary equipment. There are many reasons for this and I will point out just two of them: the deterioration of technological equipment and the lack of diversification within the defense industrys major structures. In a number of branches such as shipbuilding, ammunition, special chemicals and hardware components, there is no strategy for development or for reform. It is obvious that urgent measures are required. Unfortunately, the government is not working quickly enough and has still not completed the target programme for the defense industrys development.
I suggest that we complete all these measures in the third quarter of 2006 and plan on financing measures contained in various programmes as of 2007.
Loading...
9:35
В.Путин.Заседание Совета Безопасности.20.06.06.Part 4by niknikolay57 views
Link to this comment:
Video Responses
All Comments (0)