MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian government headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is performing its duties well, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
"It does not mean that they do not make mistakes. Those who do nothing make no mistakes. We are working hand-in-hand," Medvedev told participants of the Valdai discussion club.
Medvedev, Putin's hand-picked successor, was inaugurated in May 2008, and the former president became prime minister a day later, with the pair pledging to run the country in "tandem."
Medvedev later proposed introducing Constitutional amendments to extend the presidential and parliamentary terms to six and five years, respectively. He signed them into law last December, after they were approved by the lower and upper houses of parliament.
