China News Agency, Moscow, July 25 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a special government meeting on the Russian air transport industry and aircraft manufacturing industry on the 25th, saying that the aviation industry is of strategic significance to the country. The impact of sanctions, but at the same time, it also provides an opportunity to achieve a qualitative leap in the development level of the Russian aviation industry.
Putin said that under the conditions of Western sanctions and against the background of a series of decisions by Russia's "past Western partners", they have blatantly exerted political pressure on commercial companies, causing the Russian air transport sector to suffer.
He emphasized that the aviation industry is of strategic significance to the country. It can not only drive the development of high-tech industries, provide jobs and jobs for the entire related industrial complex, but also play a vital role in ensuring convenient transportation and regional connectivity in various regions of Russia. role, especially for a country as large as Russia.
Putin pointed out that under the current situation, despite the obvious difficulties, it also provides an opportunity for the development of Russia's aviation industry to move to a new level, so as to fully realize its potential in science, technology and industry.
He said that Russia has a good foundation laid in the past. The government has approved a plan for the development of the air transport industry to 2030, and all ministries and commissions must fully perform their functions to ensure the industry maintains stable economic growth.
Putin said that the current domestic consumer demand in Russia is actively recovering, and the air transport industry should prepare for a rapid recovery in its service range.
The government has allocated 100 billion rubles to compensate airlines for some of the difference in airfares for domestic routes to keep their prices low.
He said that increasing domestic air traffic and making it more convenient for the public will remain the key tasks this year and for the period to come.
Medium-term goals should be closely linked to longer-term planning, addressing both today's challenges and the large-scale and major tasks set out to strengthen economic and technological sovereignty.
The meeting also discussed the delivery schedule of Russian-made high-performance new aircraft, as well as balancing the interests of aircraft manufacturers and airlines to create competitive conditions for the procurement and operation of domestic aircraft.
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