Vladimir PutinMOSCOW, January 26 Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted participants and guests of the Ninth All-Russian Congress agricultural cooperatives, noting that the traditions of domestic agricultural cooperation are being revived, the corresponding telegram was published on the Kremlin website. «I welcome all participants and guests of the IX All-Russian Congress of Agricultural Cooperatives … It is important that today the rich traditions of domestic cooperation in the countryside are being revived,» the telegram says. 
The State Duma proposed to increase funding for the development of rural areasPutin stressed that cooperation has played an important role in the country's economic life for many decades, and consumer and production companies actively participated in the procurement, processing and sale of agricultural products, in trade and household services in the countryside. He added that these societies have done a lot for the stable socio-economic development of the regions and the improvement of the well-being of citizens thanks to their energy, business acumen and responsibility. As the president noted, the cooperative movement in Russia is growing and expanding, making a significant contribution to ensuring the country's food security, and also in strengthening the positions of small and medium-sized businesses and creating new modern jobs. «I wish you interesting discussions, health and success,» Putin concluded. />In Russia will expand the payment of «rural» supplements to pensions
