The UNFPA representative meets the President of the Republic of Bashkortastan
On June 25th the UNFPA Representative in the Russian Federation, Mr. Karl Kulessa, has held a working meeting with the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan Murtaza Rakhimov. The meeting was held in the House of the Republic in Ufa. The UNFPA Representative has arrived to the capital of Bashkortostan to attend the All-Russia Workshop "Demographic Development of Russia and its regions”, carried out within the 15 th anniversary of the adoption of the Cairo Programme of Action on population and development.
During the meeting the issues of social and demographic development of Bashkortostan were discussed. The parties considered the mechanisms of state support and further development of the family as the most important factor contributing to the solution of demographic problems in society.
President of Bashkortostan Murtaza Rakhimov told about the measures taken in the country to protect public health, increase fertility, reduce mortality, support for large families. According to the head of the Republic, Bashkortostan pays much attention to support of the high status of mothers.
- In recent years, we have much to do to protect large families, assist parents in their difficult work of raising children. For this we have introduced a number of additional benefits, which still are lacking in many other regions of Russia, - said Murtaza Rakhimov.
At the same time, in the opinion of the President of the Republic, there are factors negatively affecting the overall demographic status in society - a drug addiction and alcoholism. Murtaza Rakhimov believes that only by combining common efforts of the State and the public can oppose these processes and reduce mortality in the country.
The UNFPA Representative Karl Kulessa said that in Bashkortostan many issues related to demographic development were dealt more efficient than in many parts of Russia.
- You have created a clear line of solutions for many problems, there are factors of progress, there are increasing number of children in families - said Karl Kulessa.
The working meeting was also attended by Advisor to President of the Republic of Bashkortostan Sergei Lavrentiev, Russia Duma deputy Salia Murzabaeva, director of the Institute of Socio-Political and Legal Studies, Academy of Sciences of Bashkortastan, Rim Valiahmetov.
Read the Statement at the meeting with President Rakhimov here
Read the Statement at the workshop opening here
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