The President approved a list of instructions following the meeting with Government members on August 26, 2020.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian Geographical Society on its 175^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests of the nationwide forum The Nation's Health as the Foundation for a Flourishing Russia.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants in an official event marking the initial assembly of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and installation of its equipment.

State Council working groups held their meetings to adjust national projects in keeping with the July 21, 2020 Presidential Executive Order On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation through 2030.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation through 2030.

Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference meeting of the Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-profit Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting, via videoconference, on the development of genetic technology in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to the family and friends of outstanding scientist, designer and manager Yevgeny Mikrin.

The President approved a list of instructions following a meeting with members of the public in Cherepovets held on February 4, 2020.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the current and former staff of the Academician Zababakhin All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Technical Physics on its 65^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following the meeting with leading Russian investors, which was held on March 11, 2020.

At the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin chaired a joint meeting of the State Council Presidium and the Presidential Council on Science and Education.

The ceremony to award the 2019 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists was held at the Kremlin. Earlier Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order on awarding the prize.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding the 2019 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, honorary President of the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute Yevgeny Velikhov on his 85^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) Svetlana Chupsheva. The agenda included discussions on the implementation of innovative projects in key ASI spheres, namely education, healthcare, urban and technological development, as well as support for the investment climate and entrepreneurial activity.

On the eve of Russian Students Day, the President met at the Sirius Educational Centre with students from leading Russian universities who earned high professional and social achievements, as well as their teachers and mentors.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Research and Technical Cooperation in High Energy Physics and Other Fields of Mutual Interest and a Protocol to It.