“Our city, as none one more, suits to be a place for meetings of the authority representatives, scientific societies, business people to discuss, to review, to make suggestions about new ways of “Innovation developing of Russia.”
“Tomsk stays to be a center of attraction of the young and energetic people from all the Siberia. This is, undoubtedly, a competitive advantage of our region and, at the same time, a great antirecessionary factor.”
“Yes, the journalist must be always in the constructive opposition to the acting authority, but I need to underline that it should be a constructive one. Fortunately, Tomsk mass media can be so. At least, I can say thay I did not have shame because of Tomsk journalists. I hope it will not happen to me.”
“I determined the objective to make a program for developing the regional agriculture for the next 5 years. I need to mention that the quantity of the produced meat is bigger than at the soviet times.”
“Russia enters a new stage of political development: strong president - strong government - strong regions. If this configuration works in full force the country will develop and go ahead with accelerated rates”
In accordance with Presidential decree, Viktor Kress, the Governor of Tomsk region, is awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of II degree.
At the initiative of Governor Victor Kress 29th-30th of March Tomsk will host the National conference on energy conservation, with state corporation "Foundation for Promoting Development of Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation" as an active participant.