| Interview to Anchor of TV Channel Rossia's 'News of the Week' Programme Yevgeny Revenko.Part 1 August 30, 2009 Разговор с Дмитрием Медведевым. 30 августа 2009 года Президент ответил на вопросы ведущего программы «Вести недели» Евгения Ревенко. Дмитрий Медведев поделился своим видением состояния и перспектив отечественного образования, результатов проведения Единого госэкзамена в 2009 году. Одной из тем разговора стала авария на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС. ANCHOR OF TV CHANNEL ROSSIAS NEWS OF THE WEEK PROGRAMME YEVGENY REVENKO: Good evening, Mr President. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Good evening, Yevgeny. YEVGENY REVENKO: With the new school year about to start on September 1, education is one of the subjects most talked right now. But first of all, I cannot but ask you about the disaster at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station. DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Yes, unfortunately, this is a very serious disaster, a tragic event that has taken place at one of our biggest hydroelectricity facilities. I have already given an assessment of the situation, but I will summarise my view again now as four general points. First, and most serious of all, is that people have lost their lives in this disaster. I made a statement specifically on this subject and instructed the Government to ensure that proper compensation is paid to the victims families. The necessary decisions have been taken and now must be carried out, although the saddest thing of all, of course, is that we cannot return ... |