Putin: Coronavirus situation changes, time to focus on long-term issues

Putin: Coronavirus situation changes, time to focus on long-term issues
# 14 May 2020 16:44 (UTC +04:00)

The domestic coronavirus situation is changing, allowing the country to again focus on other issues of the current and long-term agenda of its development, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting devoted to genetic technologies on Thursday, APA reports citing TASS.

The Russian leader stressed that over the past weeks the authorities had focused all efforts mainly on combating the coronavirus pandemic and preparing urgent measures in order to support citizens and national economy.

"We will maintain this effort in the future. But <...> the situation is changing and this gives us a chance to again focus on the issues of our current and long-term agenda," Putin emphasized.

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