The social and economic situation in the region, in particular employment and wage payment issues, was the subject of discussion.

The meeting examined the situation in the North Caucasus.

The main subject of discussion was the progress achieved in implementing projects in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, in particular the development in Russia of digital broadcasting, the provision of high-speed broadband Internet access, and the development of telemedicine.

The President was briefed on the ongoing investigations of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro and the explosions at the Raspadskaya Mine in the Kemerovo Region.

Dmitry Medvedev held a working meeting via videoconference with Governor of Pskov Region Andrei Turchak.

The President was presented with a list of candidates for the posts of governor in the Orenburg and Rostov Regions.

Progress in constructing facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was the subject of discussion.

Svetlana Medvedeva visited Kronstadt and congratulated veterans from her hometown on the upcoming holiday: the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The President was shown a semi-submersible drilling rig under construction at the shipyard for Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot. The drilling rig will be used for offshore drilling and can operate in very low temperatures.

Mr Medvedev expressed his condolences to the families of the police officers killed in the terrorist attack in Kizlyar, and instructed Mr Magomedov to present state decorations to the victims’ families.

Svetlana Medvedeva discussed with the Patriarch the ongoing restoration work at the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kronstadt.

Dmitry Medvedev held a State Council meeting on developing Russia's political system.