Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with participants of the Youth Forum “Territory of senses”, said that the two major external economic shock – reduction in prices for raw materials and anti-Russian sanctions – are long-term
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In his words, “any economic model that is now being prepared, should proceed from the assumption that these shocks will continue for a long time.” He added that they also play a positive role, as the force to transform the economic model of the Russian Federation, engaged in its diversification, import substitution, optimize the structure of that “paying off, albeit not so fast».
“Being in the grip of external shocks and internal structural problems that exist in our economy historically, we have to keep the situation, avoiding imbalance – no budget, or social sphere”, – quoted Medvedev TASS
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In the theoretical model, he said, can be “a good idea to prescribe” how and what reforms are carried out, but when the question arises, what to do with salaries and pensions, “the economic model goes by the wayside.” “And we have to make decisions that simply does not give the economy to fall into a tailspin that people felt the adverse changes, even in the face of external shocks”, – concluded Medvedev
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Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev said that Europe must first cancel the economic sanctions against Russia, not vice versa. He expressed this opinion to journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
“The initiative of the entrance (in the sanctions – Ed.) Was on the side of our partners, exit initiative should be on their side”, – said the minister
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Prior to that, Nicolas Sarkozy former president said at the forum that the Russian President Vladimir Putin should be the first to set an example and to declare the lifting of sanctions relating to the EU.
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