Balancing the situation in the world in matters of global security is the goal of a decisive spirit of the president's message, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in an interview with Rossiya24. "We do not bring missiles closer to other territories, but they approach us ... This can not stop worrying us, because we need to do everything to ensure that the lives of citizens are safe ... The President stressed that this modern powerful weapon is just capable of protecting the world on the planet ", Explained the parliamentarian.

Answering the question of how the Parliament will respond to the president's program for poverty reduction, Volodin noted that a few weeks ago the State Duma considered the law on raising the minimum wage. This decision, which will affect 4 million Russians, the speaker called fateful.

He referred to the president's words that regions that can not independently solve the problem of raising the minimum wage to a minimum subsistence level at the expense of their capabilities will allocate funds.

Meanwhile, Volodin said that the Russian economy is emerging from the problem areas. "We finished the year with a plus. We just need to use new segments, including the beginning trends in the economy ... We must do everything to ensure that the digital economy has developed, "the chairman of the State Duma.

During the conversation with him, the healthcare sphere was touched upon, which the president paid close attention to in his message and set ambitious tasks for the Ministry of Health and officials of different levels.

First of all, it concerns the increase in the average long life to "80+". To this figure, according to Volodin, Russia will come in 10 years and will stand on a par with longevity countries such as Japan and Germany.

In continuation of this topic, the conversation turned to the program for combating cancer.

"Each of us has acquaintances and relatives who have either been ill or died because of improper diagnosis, and also because there are no effective forms of treatment. This program, of course, will save a large number of lives unequivocally, "the speaker of the State Duma.

Speaking about the accessibility of health care, Volodin condemned unreasonably closed FAPs. As an example, he cited the Saratov region, from which he was nominated, when the feldsher-midwife posts stopped working long before the "May" decrees. "Salaries had to be raised, but FAPs did not need to be closed," concluded Volodin.