Reference News Network, October 25 report - According to the website of Russian newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" on October 23, Russian President Putin chaired the first meeting of the population policy committee, where the issue of declining birth rates in Russia and support for young families was discussed.
Putin said: "The decline in birth rates has become a global challenge. The first to face this issue are the economically developed countries. Unfortunately, Russia is no exception."
Many European countries have opened their doors to immigrants, resulting in loss of cultural identity and increased crime rates, while Russia will choose its own path.
Putin said: "Russia's choice is clear: to provide full support for families, which are the cornerstone of society. I have repeatedly emphasized that families with three or more children should become the norm in our country, a natural way of life."
Putin emphasized that one of the main goals of all planning, national projects, and all work done by the state is to achieve population growth, because "it concerns the future of the country."
Putin pointed out that the state does not call on people to "blindly give birth to the point of poverty." On the contrary, the state is ready to do everything possible to solve financial and human resource issues.
Putin said: "The state will not exert any pressure in this regard. Deciding whether to have children is a personal matter. Our task is to, through joint efforts, make people (especially the younger generation) genuinely yearn for the happiness of being parents, and be sure that the state will offer help when they need it." (Translated by Han Ziling)
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