24 May 2012 13:56

Russian premier distributes responsibilities between his deputies

MOSCOW. May 24 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a resolution distributing responsibilities between his deputies.

"I have signed [a document] on the distribution of responsibilities between Russian deputy prime ministers. At first, I did not plan to do so at all and wanted to tackle all of the issues myself. But then I realized that I would not be able to cope single-handedly with this huge number of issues under the government's control. That is why the burden was split up, including between you," he said on Thursday.