Putin held a meeting with St. Petersburg Governor Beglov

A fountain dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the elimination of the Chernobyl accident was opened in St. Petersburg, five drawbridges are also being built and the city's transport infrastructure is being expanded. Alexander Beglov, the head of St. Petersburg, said this during a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 27.

"First of all, I would like to convey to you the words of gratitude from our Chernobyl victims. In accordance with your instructions, we opened a fountain dedicated to them on Saturday. They thanked you, the fountain is working — just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy," Beglov said.

He added that in addition, the city is expanding its transport infrastructure, and five new drawbridges are being built, one of which, Bolshoy Smolensky, has already been navigated for the first time. The mayor also informed the president about the progress of the construction of the ring road KAD-2.

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On the same day, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who met with the president in St. Petersburg, called the city beautiful in response to a question from an Izvestia correspondent. He stated that he was glad to meet with Putin in St. Petersburg.

Alexander Beglov reported on March 31 that the construction of the Bolshoy Smolensky Bridge was ahead of schedule. According to him, the construction of another drawbridge across the Neva River will begin in the summer. The statement was made during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was broadcast on the Kremlin's press service website.