Vladimir Putin held his traditional end-of-year meeting with representatives of the Russian business community. More than 60 business leaders, heads of private and state-owned companies, banks, entrepreneurs’ associations and unions were invited to attend.

The President approved a list of instructions following the meeting on the diversification of the defence industry held on November 21, 2018.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov to discuss the results of the year and the current state of the industry.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin.

Vladimir Putin chaired a regular meeting with the Defence Ministry leadership and defence industry heads to discuss defence industry diversification.

Vladimir Putin took part via video linkup in the launch of the Verkhne-Munskoye diamond field in Yakutia.

Vladimir Putin and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited the Sochi Autodrom race track. The Russian President showed his Egyptian counterpart the new car manufactured under the Russian Aurus brand.

Vladimir Putin congratulated employees and veterans of the nuclear industry on the Nuclear Industry Worker Day.

Vladimir Putin assessed the implementation of the company’s production projects, took part in the ceremony of laying down the first Aframax tanker, and also watched, via videoconference, the first cubic metre of concrete being poured at the construction site of a dry dock at Zvezda shipyard.

Vladimir Putin visited an exhibition dedicated to priority development areas on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, took part via videoconference in the ceremony to launch an agricultural complex in the Primorye Territory and gave orders to start the construction of two enterprises planning to use preferential mechanisms of priority development areas (PDAs).

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe visited the Russian-Japanese Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus engine plant.

The President boarded a helicopter at the airport and flew to Russky Island.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Acting Governor of Orel Region Andrei Klychkov. They discussed the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko. The President and the Acting Governor discussed the socioeconomic situation in the region, specifically, plans to attract investment, the situation in the labour market, and ways to improve the quality of life in the Altai Territory.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Concluding his trip to the Siberian Federal District, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region Alexander Burkov.