28 Dec 2011 11:45

Zubkov's powers in govt expanded

MOSCOW. Dec 28 (Interfax) - The powers of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who is in charge of agroindusrial and forestry industry issues, fisheries, and alcohol market regulation, have been considerably expanded.

"I have been put in charge of issues relating to the implementation of the state policies in the sphere of demographic development, healthcare, social security, the construction of affordable and comfortable housing, and issues relating to culture and arts," Zubkov said in an interview published in the Wednesday edition of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

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