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## Panel session of “Pobeda”, Organizing Committee of the Russian Federation, takes place

25 March, 18:00
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#### The session, dedicated to the issues of social support of veterans and preparation to celebration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, chaired by Dmitry Medvedev, took place in Volgograd.

Regional and municipal authorities must determine the needs of each veteran of war, emphasized Head of the State. It concerns as issues of medical care and hosing provision as other social and common issues.

Dmitry Medvedev reminded about the program of complex measures of assistance rendering to veterans, approved on the federal level: that is, primarily, rendering of targeted financial assistance, medical surveillance and health resort treatment. 10 billions rubles are allocated to one-time payments for the Victory Day to veterans, bereaved families, and prisoners of concentration camps and workers of labor fronts on the federal level. Entities of the Federation are charged to consider the issue of additional payments.

Therefore support of veterans should not be limited to the measures of material character only. Speaking about the approaching Victory anniversary, President noted that celebration should be accompanied by elaborate, serious and massive information campaign, which goal is to tell the truth. We must not tolerate rehabilitation of Nazi accessories, claims Dmitry Medvedev, and turn a blind eye to glorification of those, who made war against their own nation. We must also protect the generation of winners against cynical lie, which happens to appear from time to time, emphasizes President.

Head of the State also informed that according to the Order signed by him five more cities of military honor would appear in Russia. This title of honor is assigned to Volokolamsk, Bryansk, Nalchik, Vyborg and Kalach-on-the-Don, a town in the Volgograd Region.

Vladimir Kozhin, Head of the Department of Presidential Affairs, made the report on preparation to celebration of the 65th Victory anniversary. Tatiana Golikova, Health and Social Development Minister, spoke on the measures of social support of veterans. In particular, Head of the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development, reported that with the account of additional financial support monthly financial income of participants of the Great Patriotic war would make more than 23 thousand rubles. The meeting also discussed the issue of medical support of veterans, including medicament support. Viktor Basargin, Head of the Ministry of Regional Development reported on the program of housing provision to veterans.

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Opening speech of Dmitry Medvedev in a panel session of “Pobeda” Organizing Committee of the Russian Federation

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