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Dmitry Medvedev speaking in televised interview with major national channels

The cabinet's main achievements in 2013 and the pressing economic and social issues are the highlights of the Prime Minister's interview

MOSCOW, December 06. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s foreign exchange/gold reserves stand at around $700 billion at the moment, but still there is no relaxing in any way, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a live interview with Russia's major national television channels on Friday.

 

Situation in Russian economy

Situation in the Russian economy is not worse than in other countries and there are many things to work at but radical changes are scarcely possible if the world economy continues to stagnate, Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday in his live interview with major national television channels.

“The current status of our economy is much the same as in most developed and fast developing economies — as I said recently, it is vinegary,” Medvedev said.

He admitted frankly that “the situation here is rather knotty.”