Meeting with members of the Delovaya Rossiya National Public Organisation

The meeting was attended by presidium members of the Delovaya Rossiya National Public Organisation. Representatives of its regional branches were participating via videoconference.

Also attending the meeting via videoconference were First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov Belousov AndreiFirst Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov Manturov DenisDeputy Prime Minister - Industry and Trade Minister, Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin Oreshkin MaximAide to the President, Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko Murashko MikhailMinister of Healthcare, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic Development, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov Siluanov AntonFinance Minister, Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina Nabiullina ElviraGovernor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia), Head of the Federal Assay Chamber Yury Zubarev, and Chairman of the VEB.RF State Development Corporation Igor Shuvalov Shuvalov IgorChairman of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends, good afternoon.

I am glad to welcome you and meet again with Delovaya Rossiya representatives. To start, I want to congratulate you, your colleagues and partners, leaders, and owners of businesses in all regions of this country on the special occasion, Russian Entrepreneurship Day.

You know well, of course, even without my reminders, but I want - thank you for your applause - to emphasise once again that managing one's own business means above all hard, daily work which requires substantial knowledge and a special talent, as well as an ability to take risks, focus, concentrate efforts and resources, and rally people to achieve a common goal. It is necessary to understand that the success of a business enterprise is also a success for the country as a whole, the wellbeing of your colleagues, creative teams, work teams, and their families. And this understanding encapsulates the immense value of the cause you serve.

To be continued.