The Congress impressed me by the scale of the tasks it faces.
The United Russia congress was a very high-level event, matching the scale of our country. To be honest, I would love to have spoken at the congress in support of the innovative development path discussed in the Strategy 2020 forum. Of course, it’s a good thing that Russia is rich in natural resources, but this shouldn’t put us too much at our ease. It’s time for the country to move away from an economy based on the extractive industries towards development through innovation. An innovative path and innovative ideas aimed primarily at unleashing and realizing human potential are also very important ways of addressing some of the youth issues.
It’s very important for the government to invest and put resources into young people, providing as many opportunities as possible for education, development, professional achievement and jobs. And our young people need to be paid a decent wage so that instead of emigrating our golden youth employs its talents here and works for the good of the country.
The socio-economic development strategy to 2020, which was discussed at the congress, makes it clear that by 2020 today’s young people will be running the country. And for them to build a strong and confident Russia young people today need to have a good foundation.