President Medvedev heads State Council’s Presidium meeting in Arkhangelsk
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived Arkhangelsk, where the State Council’s Presidium has gathered to discuss energy efficiency.
The president and the seven members of the Presidium will be discussing a law on energy efficiency which is now under consideration in the State Duma, web site Regions.ru reports. According to the draft, Russia should cut GDP energy intensity with no less than 40 percent by 2020. Russia wastes up to a quarter of the energy it produces.
In addition to President Medvedev, Arkhangelsk will be visited by Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of Finances Aleksey Kudrin and Minister of Education Andrey Fursenko, Dvinainform.ru writes.
The Presidium of the State Council was established by the President in 2000, the President’s web site reads. Its task is to prepare for State Council sessions. The Presidium comprises the heads of seven constituent territories representing each of the seven federal districts. Members of the Presidium rotate every six months.
Current members of the Presidium are Governor of Voronezh Oblast Aleksey Gordeyev, Governor of Amur Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako, Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko, Governor of Yamalo-Nenets autonomous territory Yury Neyelov, Governor of Kemerov Oblast Aman Tuleyev, President of Ingushetiya Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev.
