Vladimir Putin spoke at a celebratory evening marking Interior Ministry Personnel Day.

The Prosecutor General informed the President about inspections of the timber industry in the Far East, Siberia, the Urals and Northwestern federal districts. They also discussed improving legislation in the forest industry.

Vladimir Putin met with Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Federal Migration Service Director Konstantin Romodanovsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee Vasily Piskarev and Acting Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin to discuss issues of fighting crime at major markets and countering corruption within the law enforcement agencies.

Vladimir Putin addressed delegates of the International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC).

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 13 of the Federal Law On the Federal Security Service.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s Interior Ministry Troops and veterans on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin will take part in a meeting of the Federal Security Service board on February 14, 2013.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Interior Ministry Board.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Conferring the Title of Hero of the Russian Federation on Police Lieutenant Zaur Dzhibilov.

During a meeting held at the Interior Ministry, Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Pavel Astakhov and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev signed a cooperation agreement.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the protection of entrepreneurs' rights.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia on the provision of pension benefits for Interior Ministry staff members, signed in Moscow on June 13, 2011.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 54 of the Federal Law On the Police Force, Article 6 of the Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Bailiffs and Certain Other Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed the executive order appointing Vladimir Kolokoltsev Interior Minister yesterday. Vladimir Kolokoltsev has replaced Rashid Nurgaliyev as Interior Minister.

Vladimir Putin visited the Russian Institute for Advanced Training of Interior Ministry Personnel, where he viewed lecture halls and teaching facilities.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following the meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human rights held on April 28, 2012.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Head of the Interior Ministry's Main Department for St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order releasing Mikhail Sukhodolsky from his post of head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Department for St Petersburg and Leningrad Region.