Vladimir Putin met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, currently making a working visit to Moscow at Mr Putin’s invitation.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office took part in the ceremony inaugurating the second section of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

In his video address, Vladimir Putin congratulated the project participants on completing the second section and bringing it to design capacity.

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

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and British Petroleum executives, Chairman of the Board Carl-Henric Svanberg and CEO Robert Dudley.

Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan on September 20, 2012 at the invitation of President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

Vladimir Putin had talks with President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic, who is in Russia on a working visit at the President of Russia’s invitation.

The housing and utility sector’s readiness for the winter heating season was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Members of the Supervisory Council of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.

Mr Budargin briefed the President on the company’s preparations for the autumn-winter period.

Vladimir Putin chaired the first meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security, which focused on the Commission’s priority areas of activity.

Vladimir Putin met with heads of major international and Russian energy companies within the framework of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

On the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rosneft oil company has signed several cooperation agreements, in particular with Eni SpA and Statoil.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Russian Federation Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security.

Vladimir Putin attended the opening of a new oil facility and watched the loading of the first tanker at the new deep-water terminal at Rosneft’s Tuapse Oil Refinery.

Vladimir Putin and Magomedsalam Magomedov discussed the socio-economic situation in the region. In particular, the head of Daghestan briefed the President on the implementation of projects to develop the tourist cluster in the North Caucasus, as well as geological and exploration works on the Caspian shelf.

Vladimir Putin and Helge Lund discussed opportunities for cooperation between Gazprom and Statoil ASA on the Shtokman gas field development project.

Energy supply and ways to improve energy efficiency in the region were the main subjects discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation between Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the Use of Interstate Transmission Lines of National Power Grids.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Ilyukhin discussed the region’s economic situation and social indicators.