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President Vladimir Putin visited the Kabardino-Balkarian State University

September 6, 2001, Nalchik

As he was speaking to university professors, Mr Putin said that it was the Government’s duty to promote fundamental research and sciences that had a bearing on national defence. University research had not received due attention from the state and so receded into the margin, he said.

Mr Putin expressed a view that the burgeoning Russian small and medium business can offer financial support for higher education.

He approved the idea put forward by university professors to create an R&D database and pointed out the inadequacy of intellectual property protection in Russia.

September 6, 2001, Nalchik