Medvedev Defends Heavily Criticized Education Policies
"I believe that a minister whom everybody likes is a person who most likely doesn't cope very well with his duties," Medvedev said while presenting his first annual report as prime minister on the government's work, Interfax reported.
Officials serving in the positions of education and science minister and health minister have always been criticized and "that's life," Medvedev said. However, Livanov should "communicate directly" with lawmakers, the prime minister said.
Medvedev was responding to a Liberal Democratic Party deputy's question about whether "the time has come" for Livanov to resign. Read more...