Vladimir Putin visited the Zvezda shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen, concluding his trip to the Far East.
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Vladimir Putin took part in the keel laying ceremony. |
During his visit to the shipyard, President Putin took part in the keel laying ceremony for the Vladimir Monomakh, Alexander Nevsky, Yekaterina Velikaya and Svyataya Maria multi-purpose high ice class supply vessels, which will be built here for Rosneft.
Speech of Vladimir Putin at the keel laying ceremony
President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Friends,
A year ago, we met here at the Zvezda shipyard, which was under construction at the time, and inspected its new facilities together.
I am happy to see – and I know what is going on here since have I followed the progress closely – that this large-scale project, which is important for the entire country, is developing at a good pace. Almost all work is proceeding in accordance with the schedule. Most importantly, the construction of ships and marine equipment has already begun.
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Vladimir Putin visited Zvezda shipyard. |
Today, it is important to start accomplishing the main long-term strategic task and to launch production of full-fledged medium and large capacity vessels and marine technology as soon as possible. I know that a long-term plan for utilizing the enterprise’s production facilities up to 2035 has already been approved. I hope that this plan will be implemented. In fact, I will monitor this project closely because it is probably a key precondition for the enterprise’s success. Not only Rosneft but also Gazprom, Novatek and other Russian companies must put this plan into practice and place orders on time. Maybe, they should submit even more orders because Zvezda certainly has the potential for handling more orders than provided for in this plan. I would like to note that all the principal clients ordering vessels must submit technical specifications for the required products on time.
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Vladimir Putin during a visit to Zvezda shipyard. |
I would like to thank the management and all Zvezda employees for their conscientious work, for their achievements, and I wish all of you, all your colleagues and partners, including foreign and Russian colleagues and partners, every success and all the best.
Thank you very much, and I wish you good luck.
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Vladimir Putin with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, left, at Zvezda shipyard. |
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Vladimir Putin with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin at Zvezda shipyard. |
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Russian President during a visit to Zvezda shipyard. |