On December 8, a meeting of the State Duma Commission for the Legal Support of Defence Sector Organisations Development was held with the participation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Ministry of Health of Russia, as well as with the support from the State Duma Expert Council for Biotechnology Development in Pharmaceutical and Medical Industries, and the Committee for the Development of High-Tech Medicine and the Implementation of Best Healthcare Practices at Industrial Enterprises under the League for Assistance to Defence Enterprises Association on diversifying hi-tech enterprises during the pandemic.
Vladimir Gutenyov, Chairman of the State Duma’s Defence Sector Commission, President of the League for Assistance to Defence Enterprises Association, drew attention in his speech to the fact that member enterprises of the SoyuzMash and the League showed high performance in the context of diversification during the pandemic. Within a very short time, major industrial holdings developed, established production and deliveries of medical equipment, including technical solutions against COVID 2019, most of which are unrivalled throughout the world.
At the end of the session of the State Duma’s Defence Sector Commission, Vladimir Gutenyov invited all participants to the meeting and experts to promptly assess the practicability to continue next year the support measures that the Russian Federation Government provided to the real sector of the economy and to make proposals on new mechanisms.