OREANDA-NEWS.  Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the implementation of the State Armament Programme and defence industry development.

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, colleagues,

Today we continue our discussion of the implementation of the State Armament Programme and we will consider the state of affairs in certain specific areas.

Joining us today are our colleagues – heads of major defence industry enterprises and chief weapons designers. We will hear their views on what is being done.

After that, the commanders of the Armed Forces’ branches and officials of the Defence Ministry and the General Staff will share their views on the current state of affairs and on what needs to be done to make sure we implement all our plans.