During the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev issued a number of instructions to Grigory Rapota regarding the monitoring of measures to improve the environmental situation in the Volga Federal District.

Dmitry Medvedev and Valery Shantsev discussed modernisation of the region’s chemical production facilities.

Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation into the fire at a Defence Ministry arms depot in Udmurtia which set off explosions of ammunition stocks, and called for those responsible for the situation to be identified and made to answer.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed with residents of Nenashevo village current problems affecting farmers.

Fighting wildfires and lifting the ban on grain exports were discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with Alexei Kudrin.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to fight extremism at a meeting with the heads of law enforcement and security agencies, plenipotentiary presidential envoys in the federal districts, and a number of regional governors.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed the development of Russia’s political system with young parliamentary deputies.

The President visited the assembly room of Kostroma’s Regional Duma and spoke with regional leaders of United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, and Just Russia parties.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed current issues of the region’s development with the governor.

During a visit to Kostroma, Dmitry Medvedev visited the city’s maternity hospital No. 1 and spoke with its staff.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the studio and broadcasting complex of the National State Television and Radio Company on the eve of the 20^th anniversary of the launch of its broadcasting. 

Socioeconomic situation in the region was the subject of discussion.

The development of a prenatal and neonatal diagnostic centre network and implementation of regional programmes of social rehabilitation and education for people with disabilities were discussed.

The Governor briefed the President on measures being taken to prevent wild fires in the region. Organisation of summer holidays for children and teenagers in Tyumen Region was discussed separately.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on workers’ social situations and developing vocational education, visited the Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory, and met with students from Moscow Region vocational schools.

The situation on the labour market in the Federal District was discussed at the meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Mitin discussed employment issues, support for basic and intermediate vocational education institutions in the region.