During a working visit to Vologda, the President will hold a meeting on the situation in light industry and its raw materials base and will visit the Vologda Textile Company.

Measures to support domestic light industry following Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation were the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin met with President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Ray Conner.

Vladimir Putin held the first meeting of the Council for Economic Modernisation and Innovative Development, which was established in June this year.

The main subject of discussion at the meeting, which took place late the previous evening, was regional development, especially forest protection and developing small aircraft.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov answered journalists’ questions following a meeting Vladimir Putin held in Ulyanovsk Region on including Russian-made civil and transport aircraft in the consolidated state order until 2020.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on including Russian-made civil and transport aircraft in the consolidated state order until 2020.

In Ulyanovsk Region, Vladimir Putin visited the Aviastar-SP aircraft factory's test facility, where he attended a demonstration flight of a new Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov.

Problems in the aluminium industry and the economy’s adaptation to the WTO were the subjects of discussion.

Vladimir Putin participated in a number of discussions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council.

Vladimir Putin met with Governor of Sakhalin Region Alexander Khoroshavin, members of the region’s business community and social sector workers.

Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Taimuraz Mamsurov and residents of the region.

Vladimir Putin visited the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, toured the plant’s cold roll steel production, participated in the launch of continuous annealing and continuous galvanising cold-rolling units, and spoke with the company’s employees.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to residents of Kaluga Region on the opening of the full production cycle at PCMA Rus’ (Peugeot Citroen Mitsubishi Automobiles Russia) Kaluga Region automotive plant.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with representatives of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Chamber of Commerce, Agency for Strategic Initiatives, national public associations Delovaya Rossiya and OPORA Russia.

Vladimir Putin visited the institute’s production facilities, saw the latest developments from Russia’s defence industry, and held a meeting On Russian Technologies (Rostekhnologii) State Corporation’s Performance and Outlook.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Apatit mining company’s Vostochny Mine, where he looked over the mining and transport operations control room and met with company employees.

Dmitry Medvedev signed an executive order releasing Viktor Khristenko from his duties as Industry and Trade Minister.