I.Metshin on the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation: “Now the flag is raised much higher”

I.Metshin on the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation: “Now the flag is raised much higher”

<p> The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has a desire to see the demographic increase through the well-being of people, their confidence about the future, said the mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin after the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. </p> <p> The ceremony took place today in Moscow at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. The Russian President's speech lasted more than an hour. Vladimir Putin announced new social- support measures. Since this year the following measures will be implemented - maternity capital payment for the birth of the first child, monthly payments to low-income families for children aged between three and seven, free meals for primary school students, and others. </p> <p> “Everything was important, there are no issues that would be insignificant for me, as for the mayor of a large city. Of course, everything that concerns demography is very essential, because it is a characteristic feature”, - Ilsur Metshin said in an interview to TNV. </p> <p> The Kazan mayor noted that the most important decisions on kindergartens and schools were announced in previous addresses. “But now the flag is raised much higher. We saw this in the charts, in the iron will of the leader of our country. Everything is well-defined and clearly stated, I believe, by decisions that are supported financially. I am sure that with such a systematic approach and large-scale goal setting, there will be results”, - I.Metshin said. </p> <p> For information, the ceremony was attended by 1.3 thousand people, including members of the Government of the Russian Federation, State Duma deputies and members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the heads of the Constitutional and Supreme courts, regional governors, speakers of regional legislatures, the heads of traditional religious denominations, public activists, the heads of regional civic chambers and the heads of major media outlets. The event was attended by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin and others. </p> <p> About 900 Russian and foreign journalists – representatives of foreign and Russian media were accredited to cover the event. </p>

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