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Dmitry Medvedev holds a press conference for the Russian media after the meeting of heads of state at the G8 summit at Camp David

20 may

“My presence here at Camp David, as the head of the Russian delegation, <...> should be regarded as a symbol of a certain continuity of foreign policy and the primacy of the reset policy, to which President Obama and I have devoted a lot of time.”

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev takes part in meetings at the G8 summit

19 may

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Sidorsky lay flowers at Eternal Flame at Brest Hero Fortress war memorial

Vladimir Putin and Sergei Sidorsky hold a joint press conference following Russian-Belarusian talks and a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State

“I am confident that we will commemorate Victory Day honourably. We will pay due respects to those who perished in battle, and grant moral and material support to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War. It is our sacred duty,” said Prime Minister Putin.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State

As the Russian Prime Minister said, the joint action plan to minimise the results of the global financial crisis has brought tangible fruit already. Particularly, Russian-Belarusian trade grew 17% in January, compared to January 2009. “This is a good achievement,” Mr Putin said.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky

“Brest was the place where the war began for our fathers and grandfathers. Brest is associated with the heroism of the Soviet people and is one of the most vivid examples of devotion to the Fatherland, self-sacrifice and heroism,” said Prime Minister Putin after expressing his gratitude to his Belarusian counterpart for the invitation to meet in Brest.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky visit the Kozlovichi-2 border checkpoint for freight in Brest, on the border between Belarus and Poland

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Transport Minister Igor Levitin

The two officials discussed state guarantees for companies involved in joint construction projects with the government to build national infrastructure facilities. The prime minister said a relevant government resolution would in fact pave the way for concession agreements between the state and private business.