Crimean government executives who will be charged with performing federal functions will have to undergo advanced training and retraining in Moscow, said President Vladimir Putin. "The Crimean government executives who will perform federal functions will be obliged to undergo training at Moscow's profile educational establishments," Putin told Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov.
Aksyonov assured the president that this work has started and that almost all of the Russian regions have representative offices in Crimea and provide assistance to the Crimean authorities. “We are holding a meeting tomorrow under Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak’s chairmanship and we will plan a pattern for interaction,” he said.
Putin inquired about the local authorities’ interaction with federal agencies. “We are working and I hope everything will be all right. We will follow your recommendation and try to do away with red tape,” Aksionov said following his recent appointment as Crimea’s governor.
He said the 39,000 strong corps of civil servants, initially planned, will be cut. “About 12 of the 93 executive agencies will be saved,” Aksyonov said.
