Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described Friday as satisfactory the work to build facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi despite it progressing ahead of schedule.
"As of December 1 there was no facility being unassembled," Putin said at a conference with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, the regional development, transportation, interior and natural resources ministers and other officials.
"According to International Olympic Committee experts, who have visited Sochi seven times, this is good. They gave a good assessment. But we should be more modest and... I would give it a 'satisfactory' mark," he said. "There is still work to do."
Putin also urged efforts to complete the construction of the Sochi seaport on time despite the consequences of a recent powerful storm that swept in off the Black Sea and severely damaged the port.
The storm destroyed a pier and washed away construction equipment and materials in mid-December. A diving boat used in the construction capsized, but was towed ashore later on.
SOCHI, December 25 (RIA Novosti)
