«A personnel decision was taken yesterday: Aleksandr Yakovchits has been appointed Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, and Tatiana Shevtsova has been appointed First Deputy Minister. Introducing them is unnecessary — you know these people, their professional experience and their personal qualities,» Nikolai Snopkov said.

In his words, MART’s area of responsibility is important and complex, requiring a filigree approach. «There are no simple decisions here. What is needed are delicate decisions, with a deep knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships and an understanding of what will happen if we take this decision. Apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, poultry — it all seems simple, but in reality it is not. The area of trade is at the center of every person’s attention in the country every day, and this places responsibility on you and requires the ability to manage the situation,» the first deputy prime minister emphasized, thanking the ministry’s staff for their work.

Aleksandr Yakovchits noted that even while working in other organizations he had become familiar with MART’s potential. «The trust placed in us by the president and the government must be justified. I have no doubt that this work will not be easy. I will rely fully on the professionalism of the team in order to successfully address all the tasks,» he said.