Putin to attend 5th congress of Russian Agrarian Movement.

MOSCOW, June 22 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
will make a working visit to the Rostov region on Thursday. The premier
will take part in the 5th congress of the Russian Agrarian Movement which
will discuss the most topical problems of agriculture, provision of
resource for agricultural production, market regulation, enhancing the
export potential of the agro-industrial complex, drawing specialists into
the branch and personnel training.
Putin will also visit Zavety Ilyicha agricultural production
cooperative in the Rostov region.
The all-Russian public organization Russian Agrarian Movement was
established in May 2002 at the founding congress in Rostov-on-Don.
Branches of the Movement have been set up in 79 Russian regions.
The organization has the aims of creating effective agro-industrial
complex, ensuring food security, protection of the interests of domestic
producers, promotion of sustainable social and economic development of
agrarian territories, revival of Russian villages and of their spiritual
and cultural legacy.
The Movement establishes effective interaction with agrarian public
organisations, political parties and state authority bodies. The Russian
Agrarian Movement and the United Russian Party signed an agreement on
cooperation and interaction in 2003. Its aim is to ensure active
participation of the agrarian community in the country's political life.
The agrarians nominated their 12 members, who joined the United Russia
Party's deputies at the State Duma. The movement and the United Russia
Party cooperate actively in implementation of Development of Agriculture
priority national project.
The Zavety Ilyicha agricultural production cooperative was organised
back in 1931. its main directions are growing grain cultures, sunflower,
and milk production.