SIMFEROPOL, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Crimea on Monday to announce an ambitious plan aimed at meeting the needs of the peninsula's citizens, just 10 days after its reunification with Russia.
"No citizen in Crimea or Sevastopol should lose anything following reunification with Russia. They should only benefit," Medvedev said.
"This is what people are waiting for - the creation of conditions for a calm and well-deserved life, confidence in the future and the feeling that they are part of a strong state," the prime minister added. "We should satisfy these expectations."
Medvedev proposed a sweeping development program to improve the lives of Crimea's residents, ranging from revamping the region's healthcare and education systems to boosting its ailing economy.
Medvedev announced that a ministry for Crimean affairs will be created in the Russian government to oversee the program, to be led by Oleg Savelyev, an official in the Economic Development Ministry.
Russia will designate Crimea as a special economic zone with tax breaks to attract investors, Medvedev said at the meeting in Crimea's capital, Simferopol.
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