MOSCOW, Nov 11 Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the new head RAS Gennady Krasnikov on his election to the post, noting that he would very much like the academy under the new leadership to play an important role in all areas.
«I would very much like the academy to play an increasingly important role under your leadership in today's conditions in the development of the national economy, in improving the state's defense system, in general, in all areas: both in the humanities and in the natural sciences,» Putin said. RAS, is also a leading specialist in the most important field of microelectronics.
«I hope that your new position will allow you to develop the direction to which you have devoted many, many years of your life, and have achieved outstanding results,» added he.