Vladimir Putin congratulated Moscow residents on City Day

Address on Moscow City Day

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Sobyanin Sobyanin SergeiMoscow Mayor, friends,

As always, we mark a wonderful holiday - Moscow City Day - at the very beginning of autumn. I wish Muscovites and, of course, everyone in our vast country a happy holiday, because each one of us, wherever we were born and raised, has special feelings for the capital of our Fatherland.

The golden-domed and majestic Moscow has remained the heart of Russia. It is a hero city and a worker city, the focal point of our multi-ethnic people's value code, the symbol and reliable stronghold of our statehood.

Muscovites have always, especially during the most difficult periods in our history, felt responsible for the Motherland, performed labour and military feats, preserved our unique cultural values, and set a fine example of courage, fortitude and love for the Motherland.

Today, together with residents from all Russian regions, thousands of Muscovites are fighting on the front lines of the special military operation. The capital is supporting Donetsk, Lugansk, and our border regions.

I would also like to address the employees of Moscow industrial enterprises. Within a short period of time, you have multiplied your output for the needs of the special military operation and, in general, for strengthening the country's security and technological sovereignty.

Moscow has become the most important centre for the development of unmanned systems technology and the largest producer of critically important pharmaceuticals. The construction of advanced enterprises in microelectronics and photonics and other high-tech fields is in full swing. Moreover, the capital has emphasised the development of innovative and environmentally friendly production facilities.

Building new facilities, along with upgrading existing ones, has provided impressive results in the truest sense of the word. Thus, in a matter of five years, industrial output in the capital's manufacturing industries has grown by 2.5 times, and the growth rate was maintained at a very high level of 20 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year.

To enable young Muscovites to make a successful career at the capital's factories and engineering centres, Moscow is rapidly improving the quality and expanding opportunities for vocational education.

Existing workshops and laboratories are being renovated and new ones created, the content of educational programmes is being updated, and the accessibility of training is expanding. This year, for example, 16,000 additional state-funded places were made available at Moscow colleges to 9^th grade graduates. In other words, it was possible to enter almost every field of study without enrolment competition.

To be continued.

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