The National Council for Professional Qualifications discussed draft law On an Independent Assessment of Qualifications and approved the creation of two new professional qualifications councils.

The President had a working meeting with the Head of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service Alexei Aleshin.

The agenda included dialogue between business and the authorities and issues the business community is discussing currently and will examine further at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) annual congress.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area Igor Koshin to discuss the region’s socioeconomic situation.

Vladimir Putin took part in a videoconference to launch the Ammonium chemical plant at full capacity.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss the 2015 defence procurement programme results and examine the outlook for the Russian defence industry’s development.

While on a visit to Tatarstan, Vladimir Putin visited the KAMAZ automobile plant and congratulated current and former workers on the 40^th anniversary since the production of the first KAMAZ truck.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region. The Governor also briefed the President on the preparations for celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, to be marked in 2018.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions on additional measures to develop Russia’s pharmaceuticals industry.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov to discuss the situation in the real sector of the economy and the support measures the ministry is taking.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions drafted following evaluation of the effectiveness of measures to accelerate the import replacement process for priority and essential products and technology in the automotive industry.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev to discuss the development of the Far East.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting of the State Council Presidium on November 25, 2015.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. Mr Kadyrov briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region, noting, in particular, a reduction in unemployment. According to Mr Kadyrov, around twenty investment projects have been implemented in the republic, including in agriculture, energy sector, and industry.

Vladimir Putin met with businessman and head of the USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov.

Mr Chemezov presented the corporation’s new high-tech production programme to the President, gave an account of Rostec results over its 8 years of work, and outlined the corporation’s new strategy.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Samara Region Governor Nikolai Merkushkin.

Vladimir Putin visited the workshops of Ural Transport Machine Building Design Bureau at Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement On the Preservation and Rational Use of Caspian Sea Marine Biological Resources.

Vladimir Putin met with CEO of MMC Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin to discuss plans to upgrade production and the implementation of the company’s social projects.