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Title: Д.Медведев.Вручение государственных наград.02.11.09.Part 2 View count: 128 Rating: 5.0 (1 ratings) Description: Speech at State Decorations Presentation Ceremony.Part 2 November 2, 2009 The Kremlin, Moscow Выступление на церемонии вручения государственных наград. 2 ноября 2009 года Москва This has turned out to be a varied ceremony. We have heard some fine words, and I think that this was probably the first time that anyone sang here in this hall. I hoped someone might dance too, but this will be no doubt for a future occasion, for the next time decorations are presented. On behalf of our beloved government and cherished party Central Committee [response to Alexander Shirvindts speech], for which I have a fondness, I want to say that I am really very pleased to see everyone in such a good mood today. Each of us probably has ones own private feelings about manifestations of state attention or state decorations, and probably a sense of self-irony too, but no matter what your private feelings, I am sure you would agree that without this attention, our achievements, and opportunities, and sometimes our problems too, would be less visible. Therefore state decorations are a way to put the spotlight on a large number of wonderful people and a large number of achievements in all different walks of life, and a way to highlight our opportunities, including lost opportunities, because often colleagues come up to me during these ceremonies, tell me about this or that problem and propose meeting to discuss their various sectors development. This is normal. We do not often have the chance to meet, and so it is completely natural to seize this kind of opportunity. At the same time, these awards symbolise that, despite the day-to-day problems we face, we continue to advance and develop. We already live in a different country. Of course, it is through comparison that we can really see the change. All of us, all those who are older, in any case, can recall the years of their youth and make this comparison. It seems to me that today we have a completely new vision of how to resolve a huge number of different problems. We heard the words of our colleagues who received state decorations today and spoke about the situation in healthcare, agriculture and science. Whatever the situation, including what Mr Chazov spoke about, todays developments cannot but encourage us. We have achieved decent results in terms of life expectancy, even if we are still not living yet as long as our Japanese friends. By the way, I want to thank our Japanese colleague [Morihiro Iwata, a performer in the Bolshoi Theatres ballet] for his warm words and his excellent command of the Russian language, and I want to make a small clarification. The decoration he received is not the Order of Peoples Friendship, it is not a new decoration, it is the Order of Friendship. I think these few but very memorable achievements, produced through our joint work too, are particularly important, especially at a time like now, when everyones mood is dampened for whatever reason: autumn, the crisis, or other problems. I therefore hope that todays big award ceremony on the eve of our national holiday will serve as real evidence that our country is growing and that we have a bright future, to which each of those present today is making an important contribution. Once more, I offer you my warmest congratulations and wish you and your families good health, and success in your work! http://www.kremlin.ru Tags: Дмитрий, Медведев, dmitry, medvedev, kremlin, moscow, president, russia, Президент, России, speech, state, decorations, presentation, ceremony, Выступление, церемонии, вручения, государственных, наград, Москва, Author: niknikolay |
